Forum Program
All sessions were in the language of the session title, except for those designated as Bilingual.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
8:00-9:00: Forum registration
Coffee and Networking
10:30-10:50: BREAK
10:50-12:10: Breakout Sessions
Evidence for the Future of School Food Programs (Bilingual) – Room 520
Culturally Responsive School Food Programs – Room 522B
Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Capturing and Sharing your Community’s Story – Room 518C
Embedding Food Literacy in School Food Programming: Opportunities for Greater Integration – Room 519A
Integrating Schools within Local Food Systems: Community mapping, Success sharing, Partnerships, and Problem-Solving – Room 519B
Lunch for All: Menus, logistics, parental contributions – Room 518A
Évaluer la mise en œuvre du programme national d’alimentation scolaire au Québec : les premières années comptent ! (Université de Montréal) – salle 522A
Les Ateliers cinq épices, c’est bien plus que cuisiner ! – salle 518B
12:10-1:10: LUNCH
A Meal Rooted in Land
2:45-3:15: Short workshops / Presentations
2:40 – 3:25pm: From International Lessons to Quebec Strategies: Implementing Local and Sustainable Procurement and Building a School Food Program (Bilingual) – Room 520
Risky Food: Introducing Students to Foraging, Fishing, and Hunting – Room 522A
Fermenting Knowledge: Bringing Food Literacy to Life in Canadian Classrooms – Room 519A
A School Seed Library: Growing Community Food Literacy (and Litera-seed!) – Room 519B
Beyond the Cafeteria: How Students Built a Community Food System – Room 518A
Beyond the kitchen – expanding the school food landscape to outdoor and non-traditional spaces – Room 518C
Hygiène, salubrité et procédures à appliquer à la suite d’un sinistre – salle 518B
Des outils et ressources à votre portée! – salle 522B
3:15-3:30: BREAK
3:30-4:30: Breakout Sessions
Black Food Sovereignty in school food programs (Bilingual) – Room 520
Education and Training to support a National School Food Program – Room 518C
From Vision to Viability: Practical Funding Strategies for Nourishing School Food Systems – Room 519A
School stories – sharing ideas, experiences and learnings – Room 518A
Inclusive, Allergy-Aware School Food Across Canada – Room 522A
Misko-Namegoz Ogichidaa (Salmon Warriors) – Room 519B
An innovative supply chain model – Room 522B
Boîte à Lunch : éducation alimentaire interactive au cœur des programmes scolaires – salle 518B
Poster presentations will be available at points during breaks
and at the networking reception from 5-7pm.
Everyone Eats: A Pay-What-You-Can School Lunch Program ~ a collaboration between School District and Community Organization
Lunch is Ready! – Preparing complete meals at high school food hubs
Integrating Cultural and Indigenous food into School Food Programs: Research findings from Hamilton and Peel Region
Growing a program in the classroom
Strengthening School Feeding Programs: UHT Solutions, Nutrition Delivery and Proven Global Results
It’s Cool to Fuel: How School Sports Can Drive Uptake in Student Nutrition Programs
Food First NL’s Next Steps for School Meals Consultation Process
Growing Food, Growing Children: Early Learning and Food Sovereignty in Pond Inlet
Canada’s First School Food and Food Education Training Hub
Teach Nutrition / Éducation Nutrition
Mettre en œuvre un programme d’alimentation scolaire universel : croiser l’agentivité des élèves et la mobilisation de l’équipe-école comme conditions de succès
Quand le bien‑être alimentaire vacille : l’absence de programmes d’alimentation au postsecondaire
L’ancrage territorial et systémique de traiteurs scolaires au Québec
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
8:00-8:20: Coffee and Networking
10:15-10:40: BREAK
10:40-12:00: Breakout Sessions
Buy Local: School Food as Catalyst for Strengthening Community Food Systems and Local Food Infrastructure (Bilingual) – Room 520
How to embed Black Food Sovereignty into school food programs – Room 519B
Feeding the Future: Co-Developing Research Priorities for School Food Programs – Room 522B
The Positive School Food Environments Lab: Practical Strategies for Inclusion and Joy – Room 518C
Northern, Rural and Remote Pathways to Resilient School Food Programs – Room 522A
Engaging children and youth and bringing student voice into school food programs – Room 518A
Éducation alimentaire: zoom sur l’innovation sociale dans les écoles du Québec – salle 518B
Panel : Choisir avec intention — Un outil pour des petits déjeuners nutritifs et durables – salle 519A
12:00-1:00: LUNCH
A Planetary Health Menu
1:00-1:30: Short workshops / Presentations
From Policy to Practice: Unpacking the National School Food Program (Bilingual) – Room 520
A Practical Guide to Serving and Promoting Plant-Rich Foods in Schools – Room 518A
From Classroom to Plate: Growing, Cooking, and Learning with Mushrooms in Schools – Room 519B
Beyond the Bin: Food Waste and Sustainable Kitchens – Room 522A
Eat The Exam! Planting and Connecting School Gardens, Coast-to-Coast – Room 519A
1:00 – 2:40: Encore plus d’aliments sains et locaux dans les écoles du Québec – salle 518B
1:00 – 2:40: Pour une éducation alimentaire de qualité à l’école (La marmite éducative, Les Ateliers cinq épices, Alliance Alimentaire Papineau) – en francais, salle 522B
1:00 – 2:40: À table! Réflexion sociologique et éthique sur l’alimentation (SAÉ) (Lab 22) – salle 518C
1:40-2:40: Breakout Sessions
School Food Networks: Building Something Bigger (Bilingual) – Room 520
maskawatsiw – miciwin (Food That Gives Strength) – Room 519B
From Policy to Plate: Bridging School Food Policy and Practice in Canada – Room 519A
Growing and Scaling Comprehensive School Food Programs – Room 518A
It’s All About the Kids: Co-Designing School Food Programs – Room 522A
1:00 – 2:40: Encore plus d’aliments sains et locaux dans les écoles du Québec (M361) – salle 518B
1:00 – 2:40: Pour une éducation alimentaire de qualité à l’école (La marmite éducative, Les Ateliers cinq épices, Alliance Alimentaire Papineau) – en francais, salle 522B
1:00 – 2:40: À table! Réflexion sociologique et éthique sur l’alimentation (SAÉ) (Lab 22) – salle 518C
2:40-3:00: BREAK
3:00-3:30: Short workshops / Presentations
Summer Food Programs: Opportunities for year-round student engagement – Room 522A
School-Based Farms – A place where education, community, and food converge – Room 522B
Working Well in Your School Food Program: Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Success – Room 519A
Offsite Meal Service Delivery Models: Visions and Challenges – Room 518A
Growing School Gardens – Room 519B
Sécurité alimentaire en contexte postsecondaire- bilan d’un projet concerté en Outaouais (TCFDSO) – en francais – salle 518C
Quand le bien‑être alimentaire vacille : l’absence de programmes d’alimentation au postsecondaire – salle 518B
4:30-5:00: Summary & closing reflections (bilingual)
I appreciated the opportunity to hear from a variety of presenters and organizations and how operations differ by province. It gave me some good affirmation that we are working in a patchwork system, and it’s not just my organization that struggles with how disconnected this can be at times. – Participant
I really enjoyed how many different ways educators across the country are embedding food literacy into their school food programs. There are so many more creative ways to infuse an existing program with educational components than I had imagined myself. – Participant
It was great! The best knowledge mobilization on Indigenous food sovereignty – Participant
Field Trips
All of the tours will be offered in both English and French.
Small changes may be made to the schedule to ensure the success of the tour.
Together, let’s create the best school food program in the world!
Together, let’s create the best school food program in the world!
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