Pilot Light
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| Non-profit | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
| Founders 👔 | Jason Hammel, Paul Kahan, Matthias Merges, Justin Large |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , 1516 W. Carroll Ave., Suite 1
Chicago, Illinois 60607 , United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | pilotlightchefs.org |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Pilot Light is a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois.
Organization history[edit]
Pilot Light was founded in 2010 by four Chicago chefs: Jason Hammel, Paul Kahan, Matthias Merges, and Justin Large.[1] Originally drawing inspiration from Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” program, Pilot Light brings food education to students in Chicago Public Schools and beyond.[2] The program connects Chicago chefs with teachers and uses food to teach about subjects such as cooking, nutrition, economics, history, mathematics, and reading.[3][4] Currently, the program serves 20,000 students from 58 schools across the United States.[5] In 2014, Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn became the organization’s Executive Director.[6]
Programs[edit]
Pilot Light helps to include food education in regular class lessons; it does this by working with teachers and instructors on the curriculum.[7][8] Pilot Light also offers free online resources for food education through their Food Education Center.[9] In 2019, Pilot Light announced a program to integrate food education into the classroom called the Food Education Fellowship.[10]
After consultation with various education and nutrition experts, Pilot Light developed and published a set of food education standards.[11] The seven standards focus on the historical, cultural, and environmental aspects of food and offer a framework for using food education in the classroom.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Welbel, Maia (2015-08-07). "Starting in the Classroom: A Chicago Advocacy Group Helps Kids Rethink Food.” In These Times. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ Beneson, Bob (2016-03-18). "Paul Kahan and Other Chicago Chefs Spark Pilot Light Program for Kids' Food Education." Good Food on Every Table. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Pilot Light works with CPS for food education and inspiration." ABC7 Chicago. 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ Mestey, Martita (2022-07-03). "How Chef Matthias Merges Of Folkart Management and Pilot Light Is Helping To Promote Healthy Eating." Authority Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ Benenson, Bob (2021-11-24). "Thankful Writer Counts His Blessings."localfoodforum.substack.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Pilot Light: igniting the flame". Foodservice Consultants Society International. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ Welbel, Maia (2015-08-07). "Starting in the Classroom: A Chicago Advocacy Group Helps Kids Rethink Food.” In These Times. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Why Chicago chefs like Matthias Merges are working to make food education as important as reading and math". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ "Free Resources to Help with Remote Learning in 2021". THE Journal. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ "Pilot Light Launches The Food Education Fellowship For K-12 Grade Teachers In Chicago". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ "PILOT LIGHT and WTTW Team Up To Encourage Healthy Eating with New "FOOD THOUGHTS" Videos for Kids and Families." WTTW Chicago. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Pilot Light is Feeding Young Minds Through Food Education". Good Cause Coffees. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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