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The Cooks Academy at Old Cockrill

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Description

The Cooks Academy at Old Cockrill is an after-school program run by The Carrot Academy, the educational initiative of Good Food for Good People. The program offers cooking and nutrition education classes to young parents and expectant mothers attending The Academy at Old Cockrill, an alternative high school.

The classes teach parents how to make baby food as well as simple, healthy meals for themselves and the rest of their family. Participants go home with a bag of fresh ingredients and basic cooking tools at the end of each class.

Goal / Mission

The program offers an integrated food experience to students and expectant mothers attending an alternative high school.

Results / Accomplishments

The program held its first classes in March 2013 and has been cooking up a storm.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
The Carrot Academy, Good Food for Good People
Primary Contact
Jilah Kalil
4611 Alabama Ave
Nashville, TN
37209
jilah@thecarrotacademy.org
http://goodfoodforgoodpeople.com/edible-education/...
Topics
Health / Physical Activity
Health / Adolescent Health
Health / Children's Health
Organization(s)
The Carrot Academy, Good Food for Good People
Date of implementation
Mar 2013
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Nashville, TN
For more details
http://cooksacademy.blogspot.com/
Target Audience
Teens, Women
Additional Audience
Young Adults
Submitted By
Good Food for Good People

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.