We can provide a range of services for schools, from ad hoc workshops for specific year groups to large themed cookery days. We can bring all the equipment required to work with children aged 5 upwards, offering stand alone cookery activities or sessions that form part of wider topics being studied as part of the curriculum.

Below is a case study of our secondary school cookery provision.

 

Tonbridge Girls Grammar School

We provide regular, weekly secondary school level cookery for Tonbridge Girls Grammar School. Forming part of their Triple X Friday afternoon enrichment activity, our specially devised cookery course offers a full and varied programme for girls throughout the school. A diverse range of recipes are offered – both sweet and savoury – and key kitchen techniques are taught to boost confidence and increase the students skill base.

We also worked closely with the school to devise a cookery day to form part of a school wide study for ‘International Week. Featuring authentic recipes from 5 different nations, the programme enabled 150 girls to prepare dishes from Nepal, Chile, China, Libya and Ivory Coast, and study key food-related issues specific to each country. This project required Cookies Kitchen to undertake significant background research and presented us with a real challenge: to offer recipes suitable for large group preparation, within a small timeframe – and without cooking facilities!

 

Celebrating Young People Conference 2010 at The Wildernesse School

This conference was held on Friday 5th February 2010 at The Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks. Young people from eight different schools and several youth organisations came along to take part in workshops, showcase their talents on stage and join in with the first youth conference to be organised by young people for young people.

 

Healthy Lunchbox Cook Off Challenge

Teams from four schools competed to make an exciting and healthy lunch against the clock. The teams made spicy chicken fajitas, fruit kebabs, Caribbean chicken pasta salad and fruit smoothies while an audience looked on and voted for their favourite lunch at the end. Cookies Kitchen ran the Challenge and at the end of each session provided a demo and recipe sheet for everyone to take away.

Picture below are some of the contestants from Hextable and Bradbourne schools with Cllr John Lankester, SDC Chairman 2009-10 with Cllr Mrs Pat Bosley Sevenoaks Portfolio Holder for Youth.

For further information, please visit: www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/youngpeople

If you would like to talk to us about workshops or cookery courses for your school, please contact us at info@cookieskitchen.co.uk