TOWARDS DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Abstract

This paper focuses on how to develop s sustainable food system education curriculum in Elementary school in Philippines. Lack of food sovereignty has been one of the Philippines’ perennial problems. Due to inadequacy of food supply, the needs or demands of the people could not be met, and the problem leads to the poverty of the nation and the malnutritionof its people. So the purpose of this research is to find out the opportunities and suggestways to develop sustainable food system education curriculum in elementary education. Method of research uses Participatory Action Research (PAR) is an approach to research in communities that emphasizes participation and action. It seeks to understand the worldby trying to change it, collaboratively and following reflection. Findings are among otherthe curriculum for Sustainable Food System can be observed with the disciplinal subjects of Agriculture and Home Economics in the elementary level. The learning competencies provide the learners basic know how and strong connection of sustainable food system. While the weaknesses: availability of school backyard for gardening sites. Most of the central schools don’t have available gardening sites for hands-on experience of the learners.