Good Food Map.
Examining our community through the lens of food and food waste
The Kit.
Year 4-8 students: Create and annotate a community food map using multiple food related lenses to examine the same area. Identify local food heroes and celebrate their contribution to our community. Identify sources of food waste in our community and use global models to design and prototype appropriate responses.
Learning Areas: Social Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Technology
Key Concepts: Intergenerational Conversations, Food Scarcity, Food Waste, Global v National v Local, Food Waste Innovations, Community Mapping
Kit Patron: Nestle
Classroom availability: 500 classrooms
Number of students to reach: 16,000 students
Availability: Term 3 & Term 4 2024, Term 1 & Term 2 2025
“Teaching practical world awareness of food waste through creative initiatives transforms education into action. ”
What people are saying.
Important messages for all
"By understanding the impact of our food choices and exploring practical solutions, we turn everyday actions into opportunities for positive change"
Empowering students
“Empowering students to tackle food waste isn’t just about reducing waste—it’s about fostering a culture of sustainability and responsibility.“
Your Physical Kit
Our kits are beautiful, physical, tangible, tactile things (with digital components built in). They are designed to be used and transformed by students into learning keepsakes. If you register for the Story Vets kit then you’ll also be granted access to a private kit page within our network where you’ll be able to access prompt support from a member of our School Kit Team to ensure your teaching experience is awesome.
Kit includes: 6x Vinyl photo frames and caption cards, 1x Fact Sheet, 1x Soup Station pennant, 1x Soup recipe card, 3x Pickle Station cards, 32x Pickle Jar stickers, 32x sets of Food Memory cards, 1x Set of Thing + That + For cards, 1x Circle Poem template, 5x Award Certificates, 1x A4 Speech bubble sign, 64x Map Stickers, 1x 1kg Salt, 1x Pickling Spices, 1x Star Anise pack and 1x Green herb stock powder.
Every kit has three parts
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01. The Boxed Kit
Physical materials. Student focused. Designed to be used, transformed and modified. Beautiful. Boxed. Delivered to you
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02. The online, teacher only kit space
Private, secure, everyone together. Teachers only, free to join.
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03. The support to teach
Tips and tricks. Direct messaging. School Visits. Calendly Appts. Zoom sessions. Teacher Champions