Title: Real Food, Real Change: Wise Traditions in the Urban Classroom
Presenter: Leona Vrbanac

Format: MP4 Video file download
Includes: Audio & Slides

Chipper. Happy. Fun. Engaged. Curious. Determined. Cooperative. Capable. Enthusiastic.
Not the adjectives you’d expect for students in an inner-city high school classroom? Think again! These qualities shine every day in Ms. V.’s culinary class?the first-ever high school chapter of Wise Traditions, rooted in a public urban school.

Join us as we explore how students are joyfully cooking (and yes, eating!) their way through the nutrient-dense principles of Wise Traditions. From keeping sourdough starters alive to fermenting yogurt, nixtamalizing corn, composting and tending their own garden, these students are hands-on, hearts-in and fully fed?body, mind, and spirit.

What started as an experiment in real food turned into a movement with a 300-student waitlist. What’s the secret? It’s not just the curriculum?it’s the nourishment. This session will share how real food can transform not just health, but attitudes, engagement, and even school culture.?Clearly, students are hungry?for knowledge, for connection, for purpose and for real nourishment. Let’s spread the love and bring real food to schools across the country!