How can I excite and engage high school students about cooking?

[BethCooks4U]

I have been asked to do a Kitchen Shower for a foods classroom at the high school. That isn't a problem at all but the teachers want me to spend a day at the school and do a small demo / presentation to each of the classes. 130 students. They feel that this will excite them and get more parents to participate. What do you all suggest?

 

[Chef Kearns]

What a great opportunity! I don't have any suggestions at the moment. Once other people start sharing something might come to mind. LOL! Good luck! When is the presentation going to be?

 

[Nanisu]

I am actually doing the same thing next week! I am borrowing a friend's DCB and doing the baked potato chowder, switching it out between periods so I'm not frantically trying to clean up each period. Garlic bites and salad are being prepared by the students. We're doing it along with sending catalogs home and doing a lunchtime demo for the teachers to get new products for the home ec classes.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I am actually doing the same thing next week! I am borrowing a friend's DCB and doing the baked potato chowder, switching it out between periods so I'm not frantically trying to clean up each period. Garlic bites and salad are being prepared by the students. We're doing it along with sending catalogs home and doing a lunchtime demo for the teachers to get new products for the home ec classes.

hmmm.... I was thinking more on the line of a snacky type food that they could help prepare and share rather than a meal. I guess I need to ask the teachers what kind of things they usually prepare. I like the idea of the teacher demo but if I understand it right there isn't any time that enough of them would be in the teacher lounge at once. I'll double check that though.

The parent presentation will be Dec 1 but the day at school is still to be determined.

ETA: If you haven't, send out your newsletter! I got this and a booking on Dec 2 as a result of sending it yesterday.

 

[baychef]

What age groups are you doing this for, Beth? We work with Home and Careers here at the Middle School.

 

[BethCooks4U]

What age groups are you doing this for, Beth? We work with Home and Careers here at the Middle School.

High School students.

 

[baychef]

That gives you more options, for sure. I know that many students lack knowledge of getting a meal together and some don't even know how to make a sandwich. Not suggesting that you do make a meal...way too much. I like the potato chowder in the DCB. Also a recipe that goes together fast and is healthy is the recipe we had with the Lipton Onion soup...Fast Family Chicken fajitahs. They may need to be shown that fast food can be healthy!

I bet you will come up with some great ideas, however, Beth. You seem to have that creative thing down well!:chef: