Bringing Food Power to Your School

The Food Power van delivers the exhibit to schools.

• To schedule Food Power in your school contact the University of Missouri Extension Food Power representative in your school’s region.
  

  Regional Food Power Representatives
  Northwest Region (orange) Sara Brooke 660-582-8101 brookes@missouri.edu	Northeast Region (blue) Mary Smyser 573-769-2071 smyserm@missouri.edu
  West Central Region (green) Denise Schmitz 816-482-5854 schmitzda@missouri.edu	East Central Region (yellow) Brittney Stone 314-652-9111 stonebr@missouri.edu
  Southwest Region (red) Teresa Petefish Deford 417-886-2059 defordpetefisht@missouri.edu	South Central Region (brown) Terri Fossett 417-967-4545 fossettt@missouri.edu
  Central Region (purple) Julie Royse 573-634-2834 roysej@missouri.edu	Southeast Region (pink) Kim Williams Dunbar 573-614-7110 williamsdunbark@missouri.edu

   

• Costs $200 per setup. Qualifying schools will receive a $25 discount, for a setup fee of $175. The exhibit can be scheduled by the same school or district for multiple days. However, if the exhibit must be moved, the setup fee would apply to each change in location. Small schools can partner to share the cost. Up to 450 students can participate in Food Power per day.
   

• Requires a space 50’ x 50’ x 10’ for the Food Power Adventure exhibit.
   

• Takes approximately 45 minutes for each class to experience all stations.
   

• Involves appointing a School Coordinator who serves as the school Food Power contact person. The School Coordinator does the Food Power scheduling and recruits volunteers, such as parents or high school students to help set up, present, and take down Food Power Adventure. The School Coordinator will receive a Food Power Adventure Guide that assists them with the planning duties. The Food Power Adventure Guide also contains the scripts the volunteer presenters will use to teach the students at their station.

School Coordinator in St. Louis

• The University of Missouri Extension Food Power Exhibit Coordinator transports the exhibit to your school. The exhibit is unloaded and assembled by your school’s volunteers under the direction of the Exhibit Coordinator. The Food Power Exhibit Coordinator remains with the exhibit throughout the day to ensure the experience runs smoothly. At the conclusion of the exhibit, the volunteers assist with disassembling and reloading the exhibit into the Food Power van.

Linda Syferd (center), Food Power Exhibit Coordinator for eastern Missouri, with Regional University Extension staff.

• Includes Food Power Connects K-5 grade lesson plans that allow teachers to connect the Food Power Adventure experience with concepts taught in the classroom such as science, math and health. All Food Power Connects lessons are aligned with the Grade Level Expectations.

Here is what School Coordinators are saying about Food Power:

“The materials were well organized with easy to understand instructions.”

“The program was fun for students. The scheduling and preparations were easy to follow. It’s obvious that a lot of time and thought has gone into the organization of the program and materials. It went smoothly.”

“It was very easy to prepare for with much help from the MU Extension Office. It was very beneficial for all of our students that were involved.”

“It was an excellent experience for the students. Lots of learning.”

“I thought it was very well organized from beginning to end. All of the paper work was very explanatory and easy to fill out. Everything so well coordinated made it easy for me.”