After School Cooking Club

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When learning cooking skills we also build, develop and refine - gross motor skills. These include hand eye coordination, manual dexterity and safe handling of foods. Your child will also learn and enhance their fine motor skills through whisking, measuring, pouring, sifting, rolling, cutting etc.

Cooking classes build social skills. Children will be encouraged to work alone, in pairs, in groups and will be encouraged to be creative and share their ideas around and bounce ideas around the 'class'. 

Your child will learn about responsibility within group work, cooperation, and sharing. Cook n Create sessions are a safe and fun place to build confidence and self esteem in themselves, in a group environment and in the kitchen! 

Ever the high school teacher, Jess will always end a session with a fun plenary which consolidate learning in a fun way. It gives time for reflection of learning and helps to build a clear platform for further learning. CLICK HERE to see an example of Jess in action.

Numeracy, literacy and oracy are built during Cook n Create sessions. There are learning opportunities at every turn and Jess never misses them! Your child will learn to apply counting, fractions, division, sequencing, and problem solving. They will learn to follow clear instructions, to synchronize tasks, add their individual creativity during the session and increase their vocabulary. They will do this whilst having FUN... We can't stress this enough! 

Your child will also learn about chemistry and science in foods and how foods react and change and the importance of functional foods. 

They will learn Geography through discussions around where foods come from, how they grow, They will learn cultural preferences and diets of people from around the world. 

Sensory activities facilitate exploration and builds your child’s/teens creativity and imagination. It naturally encourages children to use scientific process while they play, create, investigate, and explore their surroundings. If children are allowed to explore textures and sensations outside of their comfort zones and at their own pace it develops a trust and understanding of their senses and helps to build positive pathways into the brain which let them know that it is safe to engage with this food. Over time, if children are allowed to engage in different activities with a range of different textures/feels they will build a foundation of knowledge that will last a lifetime! 

“I feel that by giving a child ownership of their learning, you are creating a love for learning, so deep that they naturally strive to learn more and reach for the next milestone. It is so empowering for children to see their brilliant ideas come to fruition” Jess

Jess is SO comfortable and at ease with children (she is a big kid herself) and has such a natural way with them that she instantly eases any anxieties and concerns they may have. 

She is SO in tune with her classes (she keeps them to 16 or below to ensure this) that she can offer a little support and encouragement before the child even has time to get anxious. She is a natural. 

Jess makes sure kiddies feel that they are in a safe and supportive environment and are comfortable and encouraged to ask for help, guidance and support. 

Want to see more of Jess in action?

As many of you know Jess is a qualified and vastly experienced teacher. She has an amazing ability to recognise and nurture talent and skills without pressurising the child! She teases out their strengths and builds up their weakness'. Children leave Cook n Create sessions feeling empowered.

As many of you know Jess is a qualified and vastly experienced teacher. She has an amazing ability to recognise and nurture talent and skills without pressurising the child! She teases out their strengths and builds up their weakness'. Children leave Cook n Create sessions feeling empowered.

Jess ALWAYS teaches through positive praise and focuses on encouragement and building self esteem.

'From patch to plate with Cook n Create' is an AMAZING way of building children's awareness of the foods they eat and where they come from. 

Jess is SO interactive with the kiddies and will ALWAYS take time to explain and increase awareness. 

Want to learn more about how Jess structures her educational program?

...and THIS one hits the core of Cook n Create.

 Jess works SO HARD to ensure that all kiddies that attend her sessions have the BEST time, laugh, explore, create and thrive. Celebrating the joy that is childhood is SO important and when the kids are having THAT much fun.. the parents are ALWAYS smiling in the background! It's beautiful!