Kids in Nutrition
Community Service/Nonprofit·Education·Health/Wellness·Environmental/Sustainability·Pre-Health
Kids in Nutrition (KIN) is a nationwide, student-led organization that trains university volunteers as KINstructors to teach a seven-week nutrition curriculum in local Title I elementary school classrooms. Teams of 3-5 KINstructors visit once a week for one-hour lessons covering food groups, nutrition labels, and sustainable eating. Members gain hands-on teaching experience, a one-hour training session before the program, and community service hours while working toward food justice and health equity.
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Program length, in consecutive weeks per semester/quarter
1
Lesson duration, in hours
3-5
Team size per classroom, in KINstructors
1
Volunteer training session length, in hours
5:1
Student-to-volunteer ratio per KIN group (elementary students to university volunteers)