Cool School is a week long summer school program coordinated by the Family Resource Centers. In 2018 it had 118 children participating from grades 1 thru 5. Each grade attends a one hour session each day for five consecutive days. The LaRue County Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant demonstrated how to prepare healthy snacks that the children can prepare themselves using a variety of fruits and vegetables.

118 youth learned about MyPlate and portion size to help them distinguish and identify healthy choices. The EFNEP assistant taught hands-on classes demonstrating food safety, knife skills and correct measuring techniques. The skills learned gave the children confidence to prepare their own snacks. Many children were willing to experiment by sampling produce they have never tried before. As a result, 85 % of the children said they would be confident enough to prepare their own snacks at home in the future.