Program Partners


Breakfast for Learning provides information about applying for grants for breakfast, lunch and/or snack programs and highlights existing programs in Alberta.

Ever Active Schools is Alberta’s voice for Health Promoting Schools. Provides support and services to school communities such as critical reflection tools, planning assistance, sharing and networking, resources, recognition and professional development.

Dietitians of Canada provides credible and evidence-based nutrition information.

Tips for a Strong Award Application

Successful programs address the needs of their school community. Consider using an assessment tool to assess the healthy eating practices in your school and to develop plans and goals for the future. This is a great way to get others involved in your program and to create sustainability.

The following tips will help you highlight your nutrition initiatives and the difference they have made in your school when filling out the award application.

Description of the Project:

Use as much detail as possible and tell us everything you can about the innovative changes you have made in your school to give us the best picture of what is happening.

Use strong verbs when describing how the changes were implemented in your school (ie. The committee collected all the school project data. vs. The committee was responsible for collecting all the data for the school project.)

Highlight everyone involved in your initiative and what role they played.

Describe nutrition education in your school. Are you using any special programs to teach nutrition? Is peer teaching occurring? Are you making links to other subject areas? Consider in class and whole school contexts.

Discuss what you based your changes on. If you are following Canada’s Food Guide, using the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth or using your School District’s Nutrition Policy, mention it in your application.

Results:

Evaluate the results of your program. What is different since you began your initiative? Create a survey, track sales, or find another measure of change that works for you.

Assessment tools may also be helpful in evaluation. Evaluating your programs can help guide their direction in the future (ie. HATS, JCSH).

Behaviour change is the not the same as increased awareness. What specific differences do you see in students and staff as a result of the changes you made?

Future Plans:

Sustainability is important. Sustainable programs can be continued in the future without draining all of your resources and typically involve a variety of people that offer support. Consider how your program can be sustained long-term.

To download a pdf of the Tips Sheet, click here.