Lunch
time Volunteer Observations and Suggestions
for making school lunch
April 11, 2018
Paula Astudillo and
Rachael Sanowski
environmentally
friendly in
a friendly
environment
Observations
•
often
no water or milk for later lunch shifts
•
if
a student wants a beverage, he or she has to wait in the lunch line and take an
entire lunch
•
if
wrapped silverware falls to the ground, it gets thrown away
•
if
a student takes silverware without taking a lunch, the kitchen person yells
•
if
a student wants just part of a lunch, the kitchen person refuses to allow this
•
the
atmosphere is often hostile and aggressive (kitchen person and school staff)
•
some
students take milk or water but never drink it.
•
wasting
of food
•
inconsistency
in what can be brought to school and what is sold at school
Suggestions
•
water/milk
table supervised by a staff member or volunteer
•
a
return box located at the water/milk table
•
students
not taking lunch must first eat their brought lunch but then may take a
beverage or return food from the water/milk table
•
consistency
in what can be brought to school and what is sold at school
•
staff
awareness and education—efficiency and respect
•
student
awareness and education—waste (sustainability), sharing (generosity), intrinsic
responsibility
•
recycling
stations
•
on
Fridays, collect leftover food to give to volunteer organizations