Growing Vegetables and International Awareness: Asia Society's Aveson Charter School

As a member of the Asia Society's network of ISSN schools, Aveson Charter School is committed to developing curriculum that integrates international content throughout all subject areas. One of the more innovative approaches to incorporating international curriculum at Aveson began with students planting vegetables on their campus.

In the podcast below Lowell Bernstein, the co-founder and director of Healthy Living & Culinary Arts Division at Aveson, talks about how Aveson uses their food systems program to vertically integrate their internationally-focused curriculum throughout all grade levels.

Take a listen to find out how growing vegetables and cooking up international cuisine has lead to increased cultural understanding at the school and how the kids at Aveson hope to expand their culinary program for the benefit of the community.