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Week 15 – Winding Down

Well we have reached the end of this semesters internship project. I have greatly enjoyed the work that I have completed with the edible education experience broadening my skill set and understanding of curriculum creation for a public history audience. This week we reflected on the work we have completed over the semester at the…

Week 12 – Presidential Foodways Class

This past week I got to teach the second of the classes I designed at the Kitchen House. This week’s class was in line with Election Day and explored the topic, “What the Presidents Ate.” As I stated in earlier weeks, I decided to center this class on the role of the Executive White House…

Week 11 – Gingerbread!!!!

Just in case you hadn’t heard, now that Halloween is over, it’s Christmas. At least, it is in the Kitchen House, for this week. The last few weeks in November and the first weeks in December are looking very busy in terms of field trips, camps, and of course, curriculum creation. However, before the busy…

Week 10 – Finishing Up Another Curriculum

This week I finished up another curriculum, in preparation for Election Day I was asked to make a brief curriculum surrounding the topic, “What the Presidents Ate.” At first I was a little unsure about what to focus on for the curriculum, after all we’ve had 200 years of presidents and each of them, as…

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About Me

Hi, I’m Sarah! I’m a graduate student at the University of Central Florida with over a decade of experience working in public education at zoos and living history museums across the country. As I spend my time in my MA focusing on the study of culinary and public history, I look forward to sharing my growth as a museum lover and a my journey to gain a greater understanding of food history scholarship as well as figuring out my own place within this fascinating, emerging field.

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