A wonderful initiative that brings to life the valuable lesson of organic growth and food nutrition. I can’t think of a better way of complementing our children’s education.
Kids in the Kitchen – Eltham Primary School Kitchen Garden
Build a kitchen for kids to cook produce they’ve grown.
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Suggested by: Andrea
Project partner: Eltham Primary School
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Northern Metro
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Eltham Primary School started a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program in 2017. This program highlights the link between gardening and the food we eat. This link promotes healthy eating habits, encourages volunteer engagement, builds student self-esteem, provides mentoring opportunities and brings the school community and local residents together.
Our current facilities include one oven/stove. To increase hands-on student participation, our proposed renovation will incorporate multiple student cooking stations and upgrade our kitchen. To complete the renovation to the Department of Education standards, the project will cost $100,000. We have received no external funding to date. We need your help!
This program brings our school and local communities closer through mentoring with local groups (Men’s Shed), supports VCAL high school students with practical job training in horticulture/landscaping and welcomes parent and local resident volunteers in our gardening and cooking classes. Community members of all ages share a sense of pride and connectedness through working and achieving together, which builds resilience while fostering a connection to the natural environment.
The additional cooking stations will ensure continued success of the program, improve learning opportunities, enhance interaction between students and volunteers and will encourage independence in our students to develop essential life skills.
Project details
Suggested by: Andrea
Project partner: Eltham Primary School
Region
Northern Metro
Budget
Votes
197 votes received
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My husband has been volunteering for this project for the past 12 months and just loves the
interaction with his grandchildren and the other pupils. They love working in the garden and then
sharing what they have learnt with the family, including reproducing their meals for all to enjoy. The
garden is thriving with the inclusion of 7 hens providing eggs for cooking. Please help them improve their kitchen.
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Very wonderful and beneficial program for the children of EPS. The kids love it and it teaches great life skills.
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All kids deserve the right to learn to cook, such a great skill and a fantastic experience to bring a class together.
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This is such a beneficial program for the children of EPS. The kids love it and it teachers great life skills.
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Go eps I was a student last year and I t.hought the kitchen garden program was amazing keep it up
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What an amazing project I am fully behind good health and great educational tools such as this, good luck
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My two nieces and nephew love this program and so do I! Fresh food they’ve helped grow then the kids get to prepare is the most wonderful learning for they’re lifetime health.
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You really need this kitchen good luck
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Good luck kids...
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What a healthy example for healthy habits EPS are creating! Good luck with grant for our little chefs...
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Good Luck and get Cook'n
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Remember kids, don't drink and fry.
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Good luck Eltham Primary.
The children really enjoy the gardening and cooking program.
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Best of luck Eltham PS! What an amazing project :)
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What a great idea. i hope this project receives funding so that primary school kids can experience the joys of growing, preparing and cooking food.
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Helen
17 Sep 2018
Excellent program that teaches young children valuable skills and promotes health.