Cooking in your school

I have taught simple cooking classes to over 10,000 children in schools, preschools, in libraries and at events nationwide.

I have not yet met a child who did not enjoy this hands-on experience. I teach my innovative approach to food to children from junior infants through to Transition Years.

Here's how cooking classes in your school work

In advance of the event

• We decide a date that suits

• We agree on a simple recipe (see below).

• We send out a consent form and recipe sheet in advance to you to share with parents.

• You alert us to any allergies so we can allow for this (eg. gluten free bread etc)

On the day

• We arrive before school starts and set up in our designated space

• We supply all food and equipment including safe knives and peelers

• The workshop is a mixture of sensory food education and simple cooking

• All children get to make their own version of the recipe.

• The focus is always on whole foods with fruits and veggies playing a star role

• We can teach children of all age groups from jnr. infants - 6th class

• We can take full class sizes up to 30 in each workshop (with a teacher present)

• Classes last approx 35/40 mins with 10 mins in between each to tidy up and reset working around your breaks.

• Parents are welcome to attend and watch the class

• There may be lots of FUN had! We ask lots of questions and encourage a little bit of shouting!

Sample recipes that work well in a school setting:

• tomato bruschetta

• apple donuts

• carrot cake power balls

We never use nuts in our recipes.

All we need from you is

• a space for classes to take place (ideally a hall or based in a class)

• tables for the kids to sit or stand at

• a table for our equipment and food

• we may need access to electricity or water depending on the recipe we make