Arkansas School for the Deaf
District Details
Little Rock, Arkansas
District Enrollment: 136
District F/R: 72%
District ADP: 75%
Production Model: Self-Operated
School Year Implemented: Fall 2018
# of Grants Awarded: 1
District Details
Little Rock, Arkansas
District Enrollment: 136
District F/R: 72%
District ADP: 75%
Production Model: Self-Operated
School Year Implemented: Fall 2018
# of Grants Awarded: 1
Participating Schools
| Arkansas School for the Deaf |
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| Age Group: K - 5,6 - 8,9 - 12 |
| School Size: Small (Under 300) |
| School Environment: Urban |
| School F/R: 72% |
| School ADP: N/A |
During the taste tests, kitchen staff passed out recipe cards so students could try the items at home with their families. The recipe cards included nutritional and cultural information about the featured item. Notices were posted in staff and parent print and email newsletters for them to benefit from the programming. A cultural education component was also executed during art classes. The art teacher led activities that showcased cultures where passion fruit, jicama, jackfruit, and dragon fruit are eaten regularly. Students created posters with facts about the taste test items and corresponding cultures to hang in the cafeteria and throughout the school. For example, when passion fruit was sampled in the cafeteria, students learned about Rwanda, where passion fruit is part of the diet. Students decorated the area at the end of the lunch line with Rwandan inspired artwork, and one teacher wore Rwandan clothes when passing out passionfruit samples.
During the taste tests, kitchen staff passed out recipe cards so students could try the items at home with their families. The recipe cards included nutritional and cultural information about the featured item. Notices were posted in staff and parent print and email newsletters for them to benefit from the programming. A cultural education component was also executed during art classes. The art teacher led activities that showcased cultures where passion fruit, jicama, jackfruit, and dragon fruit are eaten regularly. Students created posters with facts about the taste test items and corresponding cultures to hang in the cafeteria and throughout the school. For example, when passion fruit was sampled in the cafeteria, students learned about Rwanda, where passion fruit is part of the diet. Students decorated the area at the end of the lunch line with Rwandan inspired artwork, and one teacher wore Rwandan clothes when passing out passionfruit samples.
Since the project, ASD has worked on sourcing food more locally, which also compliments the larger ethos of this programming.
Since the project, ASD has worked on sourcing food more locally, which also compliments the larger ethos of this programming.
