Edible Schoolyard
The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans (ESY NOLA) changes the way kids eat, learn, and live. Our goal is to improve the long-term well-being of our students, families and school community. We do this by integrating hands-on organic gardening and seasonal cooking into the school learning experience, culture, and cafeteria food programs of the schools we serve. ESY NOLA involves students in all aspects of growing, harvesting, preparing and enjoying food together, as a means of awakening their senses, cultivating a school environment that promotes a sense of pride and responsibility for our land and natural resources, and developing a love of fresh, seasonal foods. ESY NOLA is a signature program of FirstLine Schools (FLS), a public charter school network in New Orleans.
Loyola service learning students will support the culture of the Green Cafe at Samuel J. Green Charter School during breakfast and/or lunch shifts. The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans strives to create a restaurant-like atmosphere in the cafeteria. Volunteers will act as hosts and hostesses, waiters and waitresses in an effort to get kids excited about their meals and teach table manners. Volunteers will also assist teachers in after school cooking and/or gardening classes that occur at all of our five school sites across the city. Lastly, service learning students may choose to work in our garden with specific garden chores such as watering, weeding, and planting.
By working with The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans, Loyola students will work in a very hands-on way to address national issues of school food reform, childhood obesity, and community wellness as well as indirectly address local issues such as food access and poverty. ESY NOLA offers service learners an opportunity to engage with our students, families, and community partners in a way that encourages our ultimate goal of changing the way kids eat, learn, and live.
Location
Samuel J. Green Charter School
2319 Valence Street
Transportation
20 minute walk
10 minutes by bike
Click here for bike directions to Samuel Green School.
10 minutes via public transit
Take the #15 Freret bus to Valence Street. Walk 1 block.
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Days & times at Green Charter School
Monday- Friday, 7:30-8:45am (breakfast) or 10:30am-1:00pm (lunch)
Monday-Thursday, 3:00-4:45pm (after school garden/cooking club)
Tuesdays and Thursdays - flexible times between 9:30am and 4:00pm (garden chores)
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays - flexible times between 10:00am and 1:00pm (teaching kitchen projects - organizing, cleaning, etc.)
Preservice requirements
Anyone volunteering in an after school class will also be required to attend one of the following New Orleans Outreach volunteer orientations:
- Tuesday, January 24, 12:30 - 2:00 om, Monroe Library, Seminar Room 4
- Wednesday, January 25, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Monroe Library, Seminar Room 1
Contact
Kelly Regan, Community Partnerships Coordinator
kelly@esynola.org, 504.267.9053