The Mollen Foundation’s offers a variety of knowledgeable resources to teachers, school administrators, and community members alike! From site visits to professional development opportunities, we offer it all. If you’re interested in integrating our curriculum into your school, select from one of the development classed we offer below.
Sign up to learn the ins and outs of our approach to gain administrative support for the Garfield’s Garden on the Corner program. We will share best practices and key insights to building partnerships for farm to school programs. In small breakout groups, we will walk you through next step actions based on your needs and encourage other participants to share their own strategies and best practices. This will be a working meeting. Please bring a computer so you can collect data and begin to apply your next steps.
August 30th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people
September 13th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people
September 27th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people
You will be hands-on and experience some of our favorite lessons. There will be two garden and two kitchen activities. You can expect to touch, see, smell, taste, and wonder about flower anatomy, worm compost, lettuce tacos, and greens over grains. We will explain how our foundational pillars are integrated into the curriculum, where and how we align academically, and what equipment is essential for starting and managing a garden and kitchen.
October 11th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $100 per person
Limit: 30 people
October 13th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $100 per person
Limit: 30 people
Join us to explore how school meal pattern transformation happens. This session will present the historical context to the current school meal. Then, we’ll discuss what it takes transform a kitchen to prepare scratch cooked meals, add student approved menu items, and integrate local produce into the cafeteria. We will also tour the newly renovated cafeteria.
October 14th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people
This session will first talk about how to find, write, and submit winning garden and kitchen grants. Then, we will dive into how to compile a strong proposal and build upon the success of previous awards. We will also discuss other avenues of funding and strategies to pitch mutually beneficial partnership opportunities. This is a working meeting. Bring your computer so you can assemble or fine tune your narrative.
November 17th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people
December 1st, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people
December 8th, 2022, 9AM-12PM
Cost: $250 per person
Limit: 10 people