When LIFT Enrichment partners with school districts, the goal is simple: make culinary education accessible, engaging, and impactful for students. Santa Ana Unified School District, located in...
Late last year, our team marked an important milestone for LIFT Enrichment. Gaby Rodriguez and Alex Sanchez, our program manager and program director, traveled from Honduras and El Salvador for a...
Ok, be honest: When was the last time you went a day without a screen? When was the last time your children went a day without using a screen? The reason we’re so nosy is because, a couple of months...
It’s the end of December, which means only one thing: Family gatherings. Long tables. Favorite dishes. Moments that slow us down and bring everyone together. It’s a special time, and for children,...
Why, really, do we send children to school? Is it, as Neil Postman might say, to invite children into the “Great Conversation” of human achievement since the dawn of time? Or to turn students into...
Imagine if there was a simple little thing. A daily thing… that quietly transformed almost every part of your child’s life in a positive way. No drama. No pressure. No side effects. Just real...
Sometimes, the best way to learn how to teach is to see what happens when instructions go wrong. If you’ve ever tried giving step-by-step directions and watched things spiral into unexpected (and...
This past spring and fall, LIFT Enrichment’s team has been on the ground across New York City, visiting schools, meeting principals, and helping teachers bring the joy of healthy cooking to their...
What happens when you give 600 students cutting boards, fresh veggies, and a mission to eat better? You get a district full of confident young cooks and a success story that’s changing how schools...
Every school director knows the challenge: parents often say, “My kids are picky eaters.” Too often, the response at home is to give up and let children make their own unhealthy choices. But there’s...