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On the Road Again: The Jamie Oliver Big Rig Hits the Road to Teach Healthy Nutrition
While all good things must come to an end, in this case the classes offered on the Big Rig, a mobile cooking and nutrition school funded by the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and The California Endowment, it’s comforting to know that the healthy Food Revolution has made a positive impact in the lives of Santa Ana students and other community members.
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The Food Fight Against Poor Nutrition Continues on Jamie Oliver's Big Rig
The revolution continues. The “Food Revolution,” that is. Nicholas Academic Centers’ students continue the march to conquer bad eating habits, learn nutritional cooking tips, and adapt a healthier lifestyle, all thanks to the classes taught aboard Jamie Oliver’s Big Rig, a mobile cooking and nutrition school funded by the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and The California Endowment.
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Hope College Visits the Nicholas Academic Centers
Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan, and one of 40 colleges included in Loren Pope’s Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL), recently visited the Nicholas Academic Centers to inform students about the Hope College environment and answer questions about Hope’s many programs. According to the CTCL website, “Hope ranks in the top 5% among private, 4-year colleges in terms of alumni earning a Ph.D.”
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Hope College Visits the Nicholas Academic Centers
Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan, and one of 40 colleges included in Loren Pope’s Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL), recently visited the Nicholas Academic Centers to inform students about the Hope College environment and answer questions about Hope’s many programs. According to the CTCL website, “Hope ranks in the top 5% among private, 4-year colleges in terms of alumni earning a Ph.D.”
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The Nicholas Academic Centers Climb Aboard Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Big Rig
Students of the Nicholas Academic Centers are taking part in a “food revolution.” A dozen NAC students are participating in a five-week course aboard the “Big Rig,” a mobile cooking and nutrition school funded by the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and The California Endowment.
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NAC Students Know that Grainy Ice Cream Still Tastes Good
Grainy ice cream still tastes good, as the Nicholas Academic Centers students found out at the most recent Visiting Scholars Series. Chapman University professor, Dr. Prakash, spoke on the science of how we taste food.
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OC Register, "Lecture series links Santa Ana students, scholars"
Santa Ana Unified School District students attending the Nicholas Academic Centers recently attended a presentation on “The Believing Brain,” given by Dr. Michael Shermer. The lecture is a part of the Nicholas Academic Center’s Visiting Scholars Series, a partnership with Chapman University.
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