Location: Project Cafe, Glasgow
Format: Fortnightly cooking sessions
Participants: Home-educated children

The Project

Facilitated a fortnightly cooking club for home-educated children exploring global cuisines. The group met at Project Cafe, where children learned about food from around the world while developing practical cooking skills in a fun, collaborative environment.

What We Did

• Child-led sessions exploring recipes and food traditions from different cultures
• Created opportunities for children to design and compile their own cookbooks
• Connected global food awareness with local action by fundraising for a nearby food bank
• Balanced educational content with playful, hands-on learning
• Let children make decisions about what we cooked and how we contributed to the community

Outcomes

• Children gained confidence in cooking and understanding global food cultures
• Produced their own recipe collections and cookbooks
• Made tangible contribution to local food bank through group fundraising
• Created a regular social and learning space for home-educated families
• Demonstrated how food education can connect global awareness with local care

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