FoodCorps RFP for Curriculum Writer, Please Share!

Hello!

FoodCorps has an RFP out to help revamp our curriculum. Please share widely with those you know who have experience with curriculum development at the elementary level. 

About FoodCorps

FoodCorps partners with schools and communities to nourish kids' health, education, and sense of belonging so that every child, in every school, experiences the joy and power of food. FoodCorps' AmeriCorps members serve alongside educators and school nutrition leaders to provide kids with nourishing meals, food education, and culturally affirming experiences with food that celebrate and nurture the whole child. Building on this direct service, FoodCorps advocates for policy change, grows networks, and develops leaders in service of every kid's health and wellbeing. FoodCorps' goal is that by 2030, every child will have access to food education and nourishing free meals in school! To learn more about FoodCorps, visit https://foodcorps.org/

The Opportunity

We seek to create a curriculum that is both rigorous and joyful. Through this curriculum, students will be able to increase their sense of agency, belonging, and mastery fostering their ability to make informed decisions about nutrition and well-being. Moreover, our revised curriculum will utilize food as a tool for literacy – recognizing the importance of literacy skills as foundational and necessary for students to exercise agency- not only in their choices about food
and nutrition, but throughout all aspects of their lives.

The redesigned curriculum takes inspiration from Project Based Learning - encouraging students to constantly ask "why am I learning this" and "how will I take action." It applies an anti-racism lens to both its content and teaching using the Universal Design for Learning framework.

The redesigned curriculum will be piloted by FoodCorps' Americorps members, whose experiences range from emerging to seasoned educators, throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Organizational and community stakeholders, including these Americorps members and alumni, will be providing feedback on the lessons to inform its design, content, and usability. A full scale launch of the new curriculum will take place in the following year.

We are seeking a partner who will utilize a curricular framework and lesson structure developed by FoodCorps' Training & Content Team to create approximately 16 lesson plans per grade band unit (K-1, 2-3, and 4-5). You will leverage FoodCorps' existing materials and/or develop new materials to meet student outcomes. You will work directly with our Training & Content team
to understand the vision and direction of FoodCorps' program and will collaborate with the team to refine lessons using feedback provided from key stakeholders.

More info here and instructions to apply. Deadline to apply is August 2nd. For questions, please reach out to: morna.ha@foodcorps.org

Thanks for spreading the word!

Seema

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Seema Jolly | she/her/hers

FoodCorps | Impact & Partnerships Lead, Michigan

(269) 352-6224 (cell)

foodcorps.org | @foodcorps

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