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Cooking in the Classroom

Published Mar 25, 2022

What could be more fun than a real chef in the classroom who gets children excited about food and everything related to it?! The pupils learn about the profession of chef and will prepare a dish together with the chef. This year, the Cooking in the Classroom event will take place from 16 to 18 May.

The time for Cooking in the Classroom - an initiative of Smaaklessen - will be determined in consultation with the school, as will the location. Cooking in the Classroom consists of two parts: a preparatory lesson by the teacher – an activity lasting approximately 20 minutes – and the actual cooking lesson given by a chef. The cooking lesson lasts approximately 1.5 hours and is intended for a group 6, 7 or 8 class. Only cold cooking is involved.

The lesson materials and accompanying manual will be sent, and the groceries for the lesson will be provided. Any travel expenses will be at your own expense.

Registration for Cooking in the Classroom takes place in pairs consisting of a chef and a school.
Haven't you formed a pair yet? Read below what you can do to find a school or a chef!

Registering chefs

Are you a chef and would you like to participate in Cooking in the Classroom 2022? Leave your details here and the details of the school where you would like to give the lesson. Both you and the school will receive further information.

Haven't found a school yet? We can help you with this. Enter your details here. Together with our partners in your province, we will look for a school nearby.

Registering schools

Would your school like to participate in Cooking in the Classroom 2022? Then find a chef in your region yourself. Enter the details of the school and the (hobby) chef here. Both you and the chef will receive further information.

Can't wait? Or would you rather not look for a chef yourself? Then get started with the online Cooking in the Classroom lesson by chef Dick Middelweerd! It is available on the online teaching portal Chef! It will be supplemented with Sandra Ysbrandy's lesson on 16 May.

Would you like to get an idea of what the lesson looks like in advance? The online teaching portal Chef! contains the lesson and the manual for Cooking in the Classroom 2020. Search for Cooking in the Classroom and look under downloads. The 2020 edition was online. Click here for an impression of Cooking in the Classroom 2019.

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