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Center for Academic Success SNAP-Ed Program

The Center for Academic Success SNAP-Ed Program promotes academic achievement and healthy lifestyles through nutrition education. With five sites and a focus on low-income communities, the program integrates concepts like MyPyramid, gardening clubs, STEM activities, and local food sourcing. Students gain hands-on experiences in hydroponics, gardening, and learning about where their food comes from. CAS empowers students to make healthy choices, improve academic performance, and contribute to their communities.

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Center for Academic Success SNAP-Ed Program

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  1. Center for Academic Success SNAP-Ed Program by Linda Denno

  2. Highlights • The Center for Academic Success is a charter school with 5 sites • Three in Douglas • Two in Sierra Vista • Four of the five sites have a poverty level greater than 50% and qualify for SNAP-Ed • Sierra Vista’s student population is mixed • Douglas’ student population is 99% Hispanic

  3. CAS SNAP-ED • Eat Smart, Play Hard • My Pyramid and My Pyramid for Kids • Fruits and Veggies: More Matters • Fight BAC

  4. Eat Smart

  5. Play Hard

  6. Fruits and Veggies: More Matters

  7. Coordinating Programs Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Grant 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants 4-H Gardening Grants Gardening Clubs STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Rainwater Harvesting

  8. STEM Program • Middle School students receive 2 additional hours of instruction in Math and Science. • Advanced Nutrition Education • Hydroponics • Understanding where our food comes from, how it is transported, how to find “locally grown” food products • CAS Science Teacher, Jeff Ostedahl, lives “off the grid” and shares experiences with students

  9. CAS Middle School Students Calculate Calories

  10. Hydroponics

  11. CAS Science Teacher, Jeff Ostedahl, lives “off the grid” and shares experiences with students

  12. Gardening Clubs • Students prepare, till, cultivate, and harvest organic produce from CAS community gardens • Produce is consumed by students and their families • Excess produce is sold at local Farmer’s Market

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