2024 Program Offerings

CurriculumAudienceDescriptionDurationRequirements
Stay Strong, Stay HealthySeniors (60+)Evidence-based strength-training program for older adults consisting of two lessons per week for eight weeks16 sessions/
Twice for 8 weeks
Space for fitness/storage for equipment
Eat Well, Feel WellSeniors (60+)A series of (8) educational activities designed to engage older adults and teach nutrition, food resource management, and food safety.8 sessions (2 parts)Classes are usually 25-30 minutes
Eating Smart at HomeAdultsMinimum eight-lesson series that encourages healthy eating, food safety, and physical activity with an emphasis on food resource management; each lesson can be 45-90 minutes long.​8 sessions *Online Pre/Post Assessment
*Registration
Eating Smart through the LifecycleAdultsA series of lessons for pregnant women and parents of infants that teaches feeding practices for babies and children from pregnancy through adolescence. The curriculum ​​encourages healthy eating, food safety, and physical activity. Each lesson is approximately 45–90 minutes long.​​​​5 sessions*Online Pre/Post Assessment
*Registration
Faithful FamiliesAdults in faith based organizationsThe curriculum consists of nine lessons and promotes healthy eating and physical activity; includes guides to help promote a healthy environment among the faith-based community. ​8 sessions*Required a co-teacher from a faith based site
*Online Pre/Post Assessment
*Registration
Shop Smart TNAdultsSocial marketing and PSE campaign using community food assessments, promotional materials and food demonstrations and tasting to empower healthy food choices among consumers​. *Due to COVID-19 all food demonstrations have been suspended.6 weeks*Organization must have a Facebook page as well as participants
Walk Across TNAdultsWalking program to log miles walking, jogging, biking, dancing or other types of physical activity.​​​ Walk Across TN Website – http://walkacrosstn.org6-8 weeks*Must have volunteers to act as team captains to collect data
*Pre/post Assessmen
Teen CuisineTeensTeen Cuisine is a series of six hands-on cooking and nutrition lessons for youth grades 13-18. Teens will prepare recipes in class and build new skills each week in addition to learning how to select nutritious foods, plan meals, apply safe food-handling practices, exercise kitchen safety and increase physical activity. Extension educators provide the student workbooks, ingredients and cooking equipment. The curriculum is appropriate for middle school and high school students.6 sessions* Must have a minimum of 10 participants
Adventures in the Kitchen4th-6th gradeThis interactive program teaches cooking skills, kitchen safety, and nutrition and promotes physical activity; consists of six 1–1.5 hour lessons and includes parent newsletters​.​6 sessions
Learn, Grow, Eat, and Go3rd-5th gradeA ten-week curriculum consisting of two lessons per week teaching gardening and nutrition.20 lessons or 10 weeksRequire a garden
Making Tracks with Rudy Racoon3rd grade onlySix interactive 35-45 minute lessons to promote healthy eating, food safety and physical activity; includes parent newsletters.​
 
6 sessions
Power U4th or 5th gradePromotes age-appropriate activities for healthy eating combined with daily physical activity; Consists of five 30-minute lessons and includes parent newsletters.5 sessionsSeparate curriculum for each grade
FCS Agent Workout Instruction
Elderly fitness class lifting weights

Ebone’ Colclough

ecolclou@utk.edu

615-862-5104