How do I bring Lil’ Sprouts to my child’s school?

If you are a parent looking to bring this program to your child’s school or a faculty member hoping to expand your school’s programs, please fill out our School Interest Form and a member of the Slow Food Denver team will get back to you shortly.

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What does Slow Food Denver provide?

Each Lil’ Sprouts Class provides:

• An experienced and passionate instructor. Each of our instructors pass a background check prior to beginning our program.

• All necessary supplies for a fun and engaging class, including produce and food used in class.

• Notebooks and stickers for students to use throughout the program to jot down recipes and notes.

• Healthy and tasty recipes, engaging activities, lesson plans and more based off of Slow Food USA’s school garden curriculum

• School garden support

• A safe learning environment to foster exploratory cooking that empowers students to follow their intuition and make dishes based on their taste preferences

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What does the school need to provide?

A space large enough to fit 12 students comfortably that has access to a sink and an outlet.

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How many students are in each class?

Our class sizes range between 6 and 12 students per class.

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How does the program incorporate both cooking and gardening?

The program incorporates cooking and gardening through shared class time in the classroom and outdoors in the school garden (if the host school has a garden). As our classes run seasonally, warmer months focus on garden maintenance, activities, planting and harvesting. The cooking portion of class utilizes seasonal ingredients and produce grown from the garden (if available).  For schools without a garden and on colder days a seasonal cooking class maintains connection to the garden through indoor garden activities and planning.

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My child’s school does not have a garden, can we still hold the program?

Absolutely, even without a garden, classes will focus on seasonality and helping students develop an understanding of where their food comes from.

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What is the cost for Lil’ Sprouts?

Program cost is $20 – $25 per student, per class. Grant funding is available on an as-needed basis.

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What is the duration of the Lil’ Sprouts enrichment program?

Lil’ Sprouts is a seasonal program. Each season the program runs between 4-12 weeks, based on school preference and schedule.

How long is each Lil’ Sprouts class?

Each class is 60 minutes in length.

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My child has a severe allergy. Can he/she still participate in the class?

Of course! We take food allergies and dietary restrictions very seriously. Please specify any allergies on our registration form and we ensure those foods are not brought into the classroom.

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My child loves Lil’ Sprouts! Is it possible to have more than one class per week at a school?

Yes. We have a handful of schools that offer the class multiple days a week.

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Is Lil’ Sprouts for all grade levels?

Lil’ Sprouts is for students ages ECE through 5th grade. We often to divide classes by age groups ECE-2 and 3-5 to provide a safe environment and set each student up for success.

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Our Seed to Plate program covers the same content as Lil’ Sprouts but is geared towards middle and high school students.
 

Is it possible for me to volunteer in my child’s class?

Yes.  If you are interested in volunteering assisting any or all of your child’s Lil’ Sprouts classes please make note in the registration form or sign up here.