Ranchero Elementary School's former computer lab will continue to provide food for thought as the school's new food and activity room.
Renovated between winter and spring break, this room features ample cupboard and counter space, two stoves, a dishwasher, and a washer and dryer.
“The rooms are amazing,” Ranchero Principal Colin Langston said in a School District 83 news release. “His SD83 operations team at our company did all the work: plumbing, electrical, framing, drywall, flooring, painting, cabinetry, etc. We are just thrilled with it.”
The room will also be used for the school's breakfast and lunch programs, as well as exploration, cooking, sewing and other applied design skills and technology classes.
“Our breakfast program serves many students each day, and we have expanded our menu to be able to serve it in a spacious and welcoming location,” Langston said.
Ranchero Elementary School is already planning a cooking program for each class, led by Mary Rodriguez of the Food Action Society.
This project was led by SD83 Feeding Futures Coordinator Serena Caner and supported by the Feeding Futures team and District Operations Director Travis Elwood.
The Feeding Futures program represents the Government of British Columbia's commitment to ensuring students have adequate nutrition for optimal learning and, as a result, positive academic and health outcomes.
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