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Many times people might have a full cafeteria idea in their head that they want to see fulfilled. Other times it’s a few cafeteria furniture products that they know they would like to see. The beauty of working with a manufacturer is that they can present so many different ideas to help modernize your space. Work with interior designers whose main role is to make sure your needs are satisfied or to come up with brand new, outside the box, and modern, popular, and fun dining spaces for you to see.
Now is the best time to start thinking and planning to modernize your cafeteria. Getting that“WOWWWWW” reaction begins in the summertime and ends with the students returning to school in the fall.
Check out the Institute of Child Nutrition’s training materials for Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom! The school cafeteria can easily be the largest classroom on a school campus. It provides a valuable venue where school nutrition professionals can assist teachers and parents in encouraging children to make wise food choices that will contribute to a healthy lifestyle. This course is designed to provide school nutrition professionals with the tools and resources that will enable them to develop and enhance a school nutrition program that will be recognized as an integral part of the education system. The time frame planned for each lesson is 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes; however, the course design is flexible. The scheduled time may be shortened or lengthened by allowing more or less time for class discussion and/or learning activities. Lessons may be combined to provide longer training sessions. The lessons are designed to encourage participant involvement. Two to three learning activities are incorporated into each lesson to engage the participants and reinforce the concepts discussed in the class. Course Framework: Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom contains four lessons. Lesson 1: Marketing Healthy Options Lesson 2: Reaching Out to the School Community Lesson 3: Communicating with Parents Lesson 4: Farm to School and School Garden Programs SNA Key Areas: 1, 4; USDA Professional Standards Codes: 1200, 4110, 4120, 4130, 4150
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Conor is actively involved in the school nutrition industry partner that helps provide valuable insight on café modernization projects across the country. Conor’s favorite part about working with schools is knowing that students and staff will love their modernized spaces. Being able to transform ordinary environments to extraordinary ones that students love being a part of is amazing! Conor graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Find Conor on LinkedIn Here
The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), part of the School of Applied Sciences at The University of Mississippi, is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied research, education and training, and technical assistance for child nutrition programs. The Institute’s mission is to provide information and services that promote the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs. ICN Website About ICN
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