November 16th, 8-9am, a talk about food in the school setting

Come and help us formulate what Garibaldi parents and teachers expect with regards to food at school!

The Food and Health committee is hoping to see you at our next meeting on Friday, November 16, 8-9am at the school library.

We are hoping to come up with a plan for series of “open houses” where all of Garibaldi community, including teachers, administration and parents, will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on a particular topic such as “What are the pros and cons of litter-less lunches?” You need to help us select the questions that are in the greatest need of addressing!

The open houses would be run once per month in the spirit of “talking stick” meetings, where a speaking token is being passed around the circle and each participant gets to hold it for a minute, during which they get an uninterrupted opportunity to speak. The speaking token is passed around the circle until there is no longer a need to respond to what was heard. This should allow us all to learn about each others challenges with regards to foods. Understanding will help us all to respect one another.

The Food and Health committee is also hoping to arrange for some guest speakers that would help us all learn more about topics of interest – to be identified during our November meeting and the subsequent open houses.