A Healthy, Balanced Meal… For Sanagitachi

Just down the hill from YIS, a few blocks away is an area of a very different flavour. Economic hardships have resulted in a large amount of homelessness. One organization working to support homeless individuals in the area is Sanagitachi, a homeless services center with a long term relationship with YIS.

A week ago we were approached by the YIS Sanagitachi group. They were wondering if 2R would be willing to do some fundraising to buy food for the Sanagitachi soup kitchen.

As we were approaching the launch of our unit where we would explore nutrition, among other things, it seemed a perfect time for students to make a contribution to Sanagitachi that made sense for them, while beginning to think about healthy, balanced meals. Students heard a presentation on the center and then set to work designing their own healthy balanced meals, to be used as placemats in the Sanagitachi soup kitchen. They were very pleased to be making their contribution!

Take a look at images of their placemats below…