In groups, students created systems maps that were related to an issue a local nonprofit organization is working on to effect change. These maps give a visual overview of the system that these organizations are working within and represent students’ emerging understanding of these relationships. At the end of the semester, these maps were used…
Nutrition Intervention for Community Partner Organizations
This is a collaboration amongst students sharing their final activity they performed with their community partners. The goal was to make learning about nutrition interesting for the people attending their organizations, so the students presented on the creative method they used to share nutrition information. Link to Artifact: View…
Reflections on Service-Learning in the Classroom
This is a compilation of students’ reflections after completing their weekly service-learning at schools and community centers. Link to Artifact: View…
New England Musicians Resource Fund (NEMRF)
In partnership with a project team from NE’s Marketing & Society class, the New England Musicians Resource Fund (NEMRF) aims to enhance its donor base by implementing a strategic pro-social marketing campaign. NEMRF provides financial, legal, and health support to professional freelance musicians in New England, a community heavily impacted by crises such as COVID-19….
Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels Recipe
Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels Recipe is a take home recipe for children to make with their parents which encompasses a protein, grain, and vegetables. Children can work with the help of their parent to make this snack for any occasion. This activity will allow children to be creative in the kitchen and get excited about eating…
Food Groups Relay Race Game
Pictured is a poster board that was part of the food groups relay race we had during one of our workshops with the 2nd and 3rd graders at the Pierce Elementary School in Brookline. The kids took turns sorting paper images of foods into cups labeled either vegetables, fruits, whole grains, or proteins. Once the…
Nutrition Workshop Take Home Handout – 2nd & 3rd Grade at Old Lincoln School in Brookline, MA
The “Keys to a Healthy Plate” handout reinforces the nutrition concepts we taught to 2nd and 3rd graders during the workshops at the Old Lincoln School in Brookline, emphasizing balanced meals with proteins, whole grains, healthy fats, and fruits and vegetables. This handout was given to the children after the workshop to bring home to…
Take Home Pamphlet for First Grader’s Parents
This pamphlet was designed to summarize the lessons taught in our two workshops with a classroom of first graders. In our first workshop, we taught the kids about the importance of “Eating the Rainbow”, in which they learned about how it is important to fill their plates with all the colors. This pamphlet contains a…
Public Health and Nutrition in the Community: Service Learning Memories
This artifact is a memento of student experiences at each service location throughout the semester. Our class had the privilege of working with 5 different organizations: Boston Veg Fest, Community Servings, Park Street Church, Food Forest, and the Friday Night Supper program. For each opportunity, I included photos and student reflections of their service experience….
ENVR 4050 Solving Environmental Challenges Through Capstone
This virtual artifact displays a summary of each project/deliverable that was prepared by the student in ENVR 4050 for our service partner, Eastie Farm. This display was possible because of the contributions by each member of the class: Jamie Bol, Kayla Noelle Bolling, Anouk Braun, Bethany Costanzo, Brecker Ferguson, Avery King, Aleezah Madraswalla, Gillian Mcmurty,…