Power to Grow

Cost

FREE*

Dates

See below registration form for available workshop dates* or contact Amanda at amanda.hamel@dfc-plc.ca to book an alternate date for your staff.

*VIRTUAL workshops available to Manitoba residents ONLY

Time

2 hour virtual workshop

Location

VIRTUAL (hosted via Zoom or Teams)

* Please be reminded that this is NOT a school field trip. These workshops are meant for educators to attend only.

Testimonials

“I’m excited to share with my students how to better follow the food guide and eat healthier.”
“Very hands-on and interactive with helpful resources that are ready to go. Excellent workshop!”
“The ready to use lessons and Smartboard activities are fabulous. Best of all, it’s all free!”

What is Power to Grow?

Power to Grow is a nutrition education program designed to help students understand how the body uses food and offers tools for making informed food choices. If you teach Grade 5, register for this interactive teacher workshop to help you guide students through a wide variety of nutrition topics including digestion and media influences on food choices. Program resources help students apply nutrition knowledge through critical thinking.

Who is this workshop for?

Grade 5 classroom teachers
Physical Education teachers
Educational Assistants, Resource Teachers, Foods and Nutrition Teachers and those who interact with the same group of students regularly

What do you learn in a teacher workshop?

Teachers learn:
- Current child nutrition recommendations & best practices
- How to integrate food and nutrition education with core curriculum
- How to talk to students about food, bodies and movement in a safe way
- How nutrition intersects with mental health and wellbeing
- To learn more about our teaching philosophy, check this out

What do teachers get after attending a workshop?*

Training on current childhood nutrition recommendations and effective classroom nutrition education
The initial kit includes:

- Teacher’s Guide* – lesson plans, teaching ideas, student activities, and assessment tools
- Classroom posters
- Student activity sheets (French and English), 4 videos to support teaching, and Smartboard ready lessons

Ideas for fun and nutritious classroom snacks (and samples of course!)

* Program materials are only available to teachers who have taken a workshop.

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