Get kids cookin’: International Culinary Studio

As busy parents, we don’t always look upon July school holidays with unalloyed delight.

With outdoor options often ruled out, it would be wonderful to balance the inevitable screentime with something super fun, skill building, and educational.

Fitting the bill entirely is the bespoke children’s holiday course at the International Culinary Studio. Director Cheryl Cordier, who has a background in education, says “we combine the joy of creating with food, the life skills

of knowing your way around a kitchen, and of course the children are getting practical experience with their reading and maths as they interpret the recipes.”
While having fun together, children learn about hygiene, safety, and good kitchen practice. “We also focus on learning to make healthy food, along with a few treats,” says Cheryl.

Menus include bread to go with a country vegetable soup, pasta with beef sauce, and stuffed chicken thigh with skewered vegetables, all made from scratch. Pizza and cupcakes are a highlight, as is creating full chocolate mouldings, which are ideal for gift giving. “Perhaps the most wonderful of all is the children learning to leave the kitchen sparkling clean,” says Cheryl.

Enrolments can be made via the events tab on the website.

www.internationalculinarystudio.com