Upper School Salad Bar

At the end of September our high school students began taking orders at their very own salad bar! Orders are available to high school instructors during the pilot phase of the salad bar with hopes of expanding the customer base to other PCDI students, staff, and families.

The salad bar is part of our goal to expand event-based learning opportunities. Event-based learning aims to stack meaningful goals within an event, thereby expanding reinforcing contexts for students, creating joy-filled and productive school days.

Last fall we partnered with Three Meadows Farm where PCDI students serve as interns at the hydroponic garden, gaining valuable work experience.

Creating a "start-up" like a salad bar requires a wide variety of skills. Upper School trainers have incorporated many goals and objectives into this initiative. In addition to learning food preparation and kitchen safety, technology, math, art, and consumer skills are targeted throughout. For example, some students will use Excel to manage a budget, others will process payments through an online platform, while others will learn graphic design to create order forms and advertise the salad bar. 

We're excited to see this pilot program and our students grow!