Food Inc. Discussion - TakePart

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C O F O U N D E R A N D E x E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R , C E N T E R F O R E C O L I T E R A C Y
Dear Educator,
Food, Inc. presents the challenges posed by our current food system. It also offers hope.
As an educator, you play a vital role as communities address the issues facing them
today. You challenge your students to think critically and to grapple with complex
questions. You inspire them to become engaged citizens and help them gain the
knowledge and skills they will need in order to develop sustainable solutions.
I believe that you will find Food, Inc. and this companion discussion guide to be
valuable tools. This guide is designed to support you and your students in exploring
the profound impacts of daily actions. It is a learning aid that demonstrates how to
make choices that promote well-being by honoring nature’s ways of sustaining the
web of life.
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to schooling for sustainability. I hope that
you will look to us as a resource. Through our initiative Smart by Nature, we offer
guidance and support for school communities, from designing curricula to examining
the ways in which schools provision themselves and use energy and resources. I invite
you to consult our website, www.ecoliteracy.org, to learn more about our publications
and programs on a wide range of topics, including school food, gardens, campus
design, and curricular innovation.
Thank you for all that you do to educate students about creating sustainable
communities.
Warmly,
Zenobia Barlow
Cofounder and Executive Director, Center for Ecoliteracy
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