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Creating Choice in the School Market Program

By the end of this course, School Market Site Coordinators will be able to:

  1. Understand how the School Market environment impacts neighbors both physically and emotionally.
  2. Identify different styles of choice markets and strategies for transitioning.
  3. Effectively stock the market based on the MyPlate guidelines.
  4. Design an efficient flow for the School Market layout.
  5. Recognize and address any gaps in food inventory. 
  6. Recruit and train volunteers for School Market operations.
  7. Implement and maintain School Market procedures.
“Choice is so important. We make hundreds of choices a day. Someone's financial situation should not prohibit the ability for them to make a choice of what healthy food they would like to provide for their families. Food is essential to daily success, the ability to choose food that a family is familiar with cooking and prefers to eat will make mealtime a more enjoyable experience for everyone. Being able to choose the food you're fueling your body with is an opportunity each family should have. We are blessed to give families opportunities and choices each and every day at our school market.”
Chef Gordon
Wando High School

Maintaining Dignity with Choice

United Way of New York City, Choice, 4 Nov. 2011

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We estimate 4 hours. It may take you a little more or less. This is a self paced course. One suggestion for reviewing is to break it up by doing 1 of the 7 steps a day.

There are lessons, topics, and activities. Lessons are the steps. The material within each lesson is a topic. There are also activities built-in. The course is linear, and you will need to complete everything in each lesson before it allows you to move on using the next lesson button. Click the first bullet in the activity box to get started in the lesson.

We recommend using a computer to take the course. It will be easier to view the documents embedded into the pages.

Yes! You can visit the appendix page here to view the resources in one location.

Begin by clicking the first lesson below!​

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