Fourth of July Healthy Potluck Celebration
On July 4th, 2017, JUCCCE marked the 241st anniversary of America’s independence with a lively and healthy potluck at Nanjing Road nakedHub in Shanghai! Over 60 people, including American expatriates, local Chinese citizens, and JUCCCE interns from all around the world gathered together to enjoy delicious food, participate in interactive Food Heroes games, and listen to a heartfelt rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by acclaimed American flautist TBird Luv and our very own
Fun with Kids at HeMa Supermarket
As part of our partnership with the hit reality TV show, Supernanny, we hosted a fun family activity session at a freshly opened Hema Fresh supermarket. Hema Fresh supermarkets are a reconceptualization of the traditional grocery store: shoppers can pick out fruits, vegetables, meat and seasonings and have their meal cooked, prepared and packaged before them. Twelve families attended gathered around our activity table where they could see and interact with the “Eat a Rainbow
Earth Day 2017: Environment & Climate Legacy
47 years ago, Earth got a day to be recognized. April 22nd has been designated as Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin founded Earth Day in 1970 following a massive student's anti-war and peace movement of the previous year. The goal was to bring environmental preservation onto the United States’ political agenda. That first year, 20 million people all across America protested together against the deterioration of the Earth and it’s environment. Since then over 18
2017 Salzburg Global Seminar: The Child in the City
Katherine Boe, program manager at JUCCCE, was invited to participate in the 574th Salzburg Global Seminar last month. This prestigious organization calls for a new way of solving important issues on a global scale. It is dedicated to assisting our current and future leaders in making significant change. Founded in 1947 by Clemens Heller, a Harvard graduate student, the organization originally focused on American studies during the post-world war era. It has now evolved into a
Family Fun at Bella Napoli!
On Saturday, March 25th, 2017, over 15 children and their parents took part of Food Heroes Family Workshop co-hosted with Bella Napoli, a family Italian restaurant in Shanghai. This workshop included activities for kids ages 4-6 and 7-10, who were divided into 2 groups to complete tasks and games together to encourage them to Eat A Rainbow Everyday! Both age groups learned about new healthy foods, practiced healthy food vocabulary, and exercised their creative skills during t
Collaboration with China’s Popular Children’s Cartoon Peppa Pig
We are proud to announce: One of China’s most popular children’s cartoons, Peppa Pig, and JUCCCE Food Heroes have launched their collaboration on food education curriculum development. #Kids #FoodHeroes
Touring Alibaba and Speaking at the Alibaba Leadership Academy
JUCCCE Chairperson Peggy Liu was introduced to the Alibaba Group with her fellow cohort of World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders and also spoke at the Alibaba Group Leadership Academy on social entrepreneurship and Food Heroes, the JUCCCE curriculum on health and environment. #Alibaba #AlibabaLeadershipAcademy #WorldEconomicForumYoungGlobalLeaders #FoodHeroes #Environment
Food Heroes come to Wellington College Bilingual School
JUCCCE Program Manager Kate Boe conducts workshop on Food Heroes for parents at Wellington College Bilingual School. #FoodHeroes #Workshops #WellingtonCollege
Brainstorming Food Heroes Curriculum with School Teachers
Teachers of young and middle school kids join JUCCCE for a brainstorming session. Their input was used to develop our food and nutrition curriculum, Food Heroes, and to refine games, stories and key concepts to make them more kid friendly. All who attended had a brilliant time and learnt a lot from each other. We made a lot of progress on the curriculum! #FoodHeroes #SproutLifestyle
Food Heroes Summer Camp at Sprout Lifestyle Begins
In conjunction with Shanghai healthy eating restaurant Sprout Lifestyle, JUCCCE ran a 12-day educational and interactive summer camp designed to teach children about how what they eat affects their health and the planet. Food Heroes workshops used games and kidspeak to introduce topics like knowing where your food comes from, healthy alternatives to sugar and salt, digestion and food waste. #Summer #FoodHeroes #FoodWaste #SproutLifestyle #SummerCamp #Workshops
