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Food for Thought Program

Sprout

Food for Thought explores food's role in health, culture, and society, engaging students in cooking, sharing, gratitude and real-world experiences beyond nutrition.

  • Online
  • SA

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Product type: Program; Activity sheets; Student activities; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience; Learning modules; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Sprout
ABN: 46 624 830 306

https://sprout.edu.au/cooking-school/school-programs/

hello@sprout.edu.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Self-esteem and body image

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

The objective of the program is to show students that food is more than fuel and to reduce the transactional affiliation with weight and body image. The program highlights for students how food is central to every aspect of our wellbeing and how it should nourish our entire life.

This multi-module program combines theoretical learning with hands-on cooking experiences, reinforcing concepts and teaching essential culinary skills. Modules can be tailored to fit various schedules, allowing schools to select topics that best meet their needs.

Sprout School Program Delivery Options:

  • In-Person: Includes a theory workshop by a dietitian, a hands-on cooking session, all ingredients/equipment, and facility hire or travel fees.
  • Live Online: Features a live theory workshop and a live cooking demonstration.
  • Pre-Recorded Online: Provides access to a learner management system with a pre-recorded theory workshop and cooking demonstration, available until module completion.
  • Cost: Charged per student per module, with a minimum spend equivalent to 20 students.

All Sprout staff are first aid trained and possess the required clearances to work with children.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Implementation training webinars or modules

Evidence

The program is infomed by Behaviourism and Andragogy, and backed by and internal evaluation and positive outcomes from similar programs.

Black et al. (2018) Pilot Testing of an Intensive Cooking Course for New Zealand Adolescents: The Create-Our-Own Kai Study. Nutrients. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10050556