Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds Global Student Program
Welcome to our Global Student Program! Become a leader in global solutions.
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Perspectives of Global Citizenship
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Life's Basics
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Basic Life Essentials
In Chapter 2, life’s basics we learn about how food, nutrition, and education goes hand-in-hand.
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A Shared Global Challenge
We explore the vital connection between nutrition and education, emphasizing Feeding Mouths, Filling Minds’ global mission to eradicate hunger, nourishing both bodies, and minds to pave the way for academic success and community well-being.
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Sustainable Agriculture
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Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture and Technology
Delve into the complexities of food production and distribution, highlighting the global journey of ingredients like corn, wheat, sugar, cocoa, and vanilla, exemplified by the creation of Cocoa Puffs, underscoring the importance of sustainable agriculture and advocating for the integration of school gardens to address food accessibility and environmental stewardship.
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Building a School Garden
Create a comprehensive plan for establishing a school garden program, including forming a diverse committee, setting clear goals, selecting an appropriate location, securing funding and sponsorship, choosing crops strategically, integrating academics, and celebrating the garden's impact.
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Crafting a Proposal
Conduct a workshop focusing on the creation of a comprehensive project proposal for a school garden program, integrating principles of innovation from "The Innovator’s Way" and practical strategies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison innovate and Wharton Aresty Institute, guiding participants through ideation, theoretical research, planning, development, launch, and growth stages to address community needs effectively and sustainably.
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From Plan to Action
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Course Completion
About Our Program
Over the past decade we have worked with dozens of schools, organizations, and businesses alike on the mission to keep kids in school and focus on their education. Our team collaborates with leaders around the world on sustainable, long-term solutions.
From clean water, school gardens, or school infrastructure, we have worked to showcase our projects in our Global Student Program to inspire young people to take their ideas and put them into action.
What You’ll Learn
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We will discuss problems and collaborate solutions that affect us all based on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and a variety of other goals.
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We will learn that we all can play our part to make the world a more sustainable place learning through the lens of school gardens.
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We will take our understanding of school gardens and apply them to the context of an African school, creating a campaign for taking your plan into action.
Course FAQ
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Our curriculum is designed to take 1-2 hours per lesson over 10 class days. These 10 days do not need to be in order but to take as much time as a classroom needs.
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Your Global Student program is paired with your unique FMFM fundraising page where you will be able to track your fundraising goals. Our program is designed to begin your fundraiser after the completion of the 10 day curriculum