Success StoryCordia Summer School
Cordia Summer School
Author: Cindy Maggard
Planning Unit: Knott County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
The Nutrition Education Program Assistant in Knott County taught Summer School at Cordia. All students receive free lunch at school, so therefor are in poverty-stricken area that needs nutrition information.
There was 17 students that attended summer school at Cordia. The NEP assistant taught 7 healthy nutrition lessons over a two week span. The lessons covered the different food groups taught with the Professor Popcorn curriculum. They made healthy recipes for a snack each time. The students had not tried some of the foods before and was eager to try them.
At the end of the summer school session, the students had tried several snacks they said they would like to try at home. One student said she wanted to tell her mom to get some yogurt and fruit so she could make the snacks at home.
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