BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (BCAITC) is proud to announce the launch of the Spotlight Series on Duck! Now available, this multi-faceted educational tool includes the following resources:

• Activity: A curriculum-linked Jeopardy-style educational duck game accompanies the video about the duck story from farm to kitchen.
• Recipes: Students can fine-tune their culinary skills while making duck recipes like Ground Duck Asian Lettuce Wraps (pictured below) and Whole Roasted Duck (pictured at bottom of page).
• Grow BC: Students can explore Grow BC, an interactive GIS resource, to learn the story of ducks. From where and how ducks are farmed, this resource provides straightforward integration into class curriculum.

To bring the Spotlight Series on Duck alive, high school teaching kitchens across BC will receive Pekin Duck, donated by Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, this month. Pekin duck is a unique new ingredient for Take a Bite of BC’s culinary programs. Students will use it to create a variety of fresh, healthy, and culturally diverse school meals that celebrate our province’s diversity.

“FVSP’s donation to the Take a Bite of BC program will directly impact 6,784 grade 11 and 12 Culinary Arts students and will also help influence an additional 59,000 students to eat locally grown dishes on a regular basis in school cafeterias”, said Pat Tonn, BCAITC Executive Director.

We’re excited to bring the Spotlight Series on Duck into our teaching kitchen at Maple Ridge Secondary,” said Chef Instructor Trevor Randle, BCAITC’s Chef. “It’s important to feature locally grown foods in our culinary arts program so students can relate the food they cook and work with to the importance of agriculture in our province,” Randle continued.

The new Spotlight Series on Duck compliments the existing Spotlight Series on Eggs, Cranberries, and Apples. The series can be used by schools and homeschools alike to educate students on BC’s incredible agriculture and food system.

Download the resources 24/7 for convenient online learning!