When
Saturday August 24, 2013
Check-in, display viewing and morning "Brain Break" refreshments will be served from 8:00 to 9:00 am.
The training will be from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. and begin promptly at 9:00.
Where
Minami Community Center
600 W. Enos Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454
The training will be in the Assembly Room)
It is imperative that each person register individually online so that we will have enough food, materials and space.
Contact
Linda Palkovic
(626) 296-1770
outdoor-classroom@caltech.edu
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Please join us at the Orfalea PFI
Culinary Training for Teachers
on Saturday, August 24th in Santa Maria
Registration is open for the Orfalea Foundation’s Preschool Food & Healthy Habits Initiative Early Childhood Culinary Training for Teachers! This training is graciously provided, free of charge, for early childhood centers in Santa Barbara County, by The Orfalea Foundation. The training will focus on how center-based teaching staff can positively impact healthy food practices at their centers and ultimately, children’s well-being throughout their lives.
If your center is located outside of Santa Barbara County and you wish to attend, please contact Linda in our office. Please note, there will be a $25 fee to participants from centers outside of Santa Barbara Country. You will need to register and your name will be placed on a wait-list until we can determine if space is available. You will be contacted on Monday, August 19th of your status.
Lead Chef Instructor Janet Stevenson and The Orfalea Foundation's School Food Initiative team will provide this focused full-day training. The training is designed specifically for teachers, teacher aides and food preparation staff at your center. It will be held on Saturday, August 24th at The Minami Community Center (Assembly Room) in Santa Maria.
Sample topics to be covered:
• Food Safety
• Balanced Nutrition/Wellness for Engaged Learners
• Knife Skills & Safety
• Flavor Profiles
• New Fun & Healthy Snack Recipes
• Food Systems
• Carbon Footprints
• Hands-on Snack Preparation Activity
In addition, our Preschool Food and Healthy Habits team, Eric Nelson, Theresa
Embry and Carol Capito will share new ideas and best practices from the field.
Participants are requested to bring a favorite "Healthy Recipe for Kids" or "Healthy Best Practices" on a 3" x 5" or 4" x 6" card. They will be compiled and sent out by email after the training.
The Orfalea School Food Initiative Culinary team will provide morning "Brain Break" refreshments from 8:00 to 9:00 am and lunch at 12:30 pm.
Each participant will receive Culinary Training materials, a PFI tote bag, a food conversion chart magnet, handouts & new recipe ideas and a Professional Development Certificate. There will be a special end of day Gift Drawing with many gifts including a grand prize of a $250 Dick Blick Art Materials gift certificate.
REGISTRATION: Please register by Monday, August 19th. It is suggested that you register early for this training as space is limited. Should registration become full, you will be placed on a wait-list and notified if space becomes available.
In order to receive regular updates regarding the training, it is important to follow these steps when registering:
1. Please use an email address OTHER THAN your center's main email address.
2. Add outdoor-classroom@caltech.edu to your accepted sites to receive emails and also make sure that incoming emails are not blocked.
If you have questions about the training or need assistance with your registration, please email Linda Palkovic or call (626) 296-1770.
We look forward to seeing you at the training on Saturday, August 24th.
Orfalea Foundation's Preschool Food Initiative Training Series for Early Childhood Educators in Santa Barbara county