Cooking Communities
The cooking communities project uses after school clubs to promote intergenerational and cross community relationships through cooking and eating together.
The project was conceived whilst evaluating a Leeds Trinity ‘Cool Cooks’ club for 11 – 13 year olds in Leeds in December 2006. The project team was impressed by the harmonious atmosphere which resulted from cooking and eating together. This led us to consider the additional benefits which ‘out of school’ cooking clubs could achieve.
Project Aims:
- To pilot and evaluate an intergenerational after school cooking club in which secondary age children and older people learn together.
- To break down barriers between generations, faiths, cultures and neighbourhoods through sharing cooking and eating experiences within the club and the community.
- To develop a toolkit to train teachers, teaching assistants and volunteer "Cooking Champions" to run city wide clubs.
- To develop Award Schemes for both young participants and Cooking Champions.
For more information contact: Lisa Gatenby
Email: l.gatenby@leedstrinity.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 283 7100 Ext: 351