Junior Nutrition Academy

This program will do its last school visit on Dec. 9th and will resume in February of 2022. 

The Junior Nutrition Academy (JNA) gives pre-dietetics students--and any other students with a passion for healthy living--the opportunity to teach fun, interactive nutrition lesson to children in the Provo School District during their lunch hour. 

This program is perfect for students interested in nutrition, dietetics, and education. Volunteers will be accepted at the beginning of fall and winter semesters. If you wish to join later in the semester, email us at byujna@byu.edu or text one of the leaders for additional volunteer opportunities within the program. During the semester, we should respond to you within 2-3 days. Emails in the summer will be responded to towards the beginning of fall semester.

Volunteer Commitment: Volunteers who join JNA must commit to at least one semester of teaching. Lessons are taught for 8 weeks beginning in the second month of each semester. Please complete this mandatory 20-minute child protection training before you begin working with the children.

My favorite part of my experience in this program is the relationships I get to make with others. I love getting to know the elementary school children over the course of the semester. They love to learn, and our lessons really do make an impact on them. It is hard to leave the last day because you have learned to love the kids so much and they love having us there! DAP is definitely the highlight of every semester.

-Annie Pehrson

Whenever I'd be teaching the kids at schools, the best part was hearing them make connections. We teach them about nutrition and they tell us how they will apply what they've learned. They want to try to be healthy and that makes me want to continue serving.

-Meriam Sawyer