Jubilee School offers a wide variety of extra curricular activities (ECA) in all of its units, from its Early Childhood Program (ECP) to its senior high school students in SMA.

Cooking classes are not popular with all students – many students would prefer to play sports, practice a martial art, or learn to dance, for example. But since all humans must eat to survive, learning how to cook is a skill that can help a person throughout his or her life! There are many skills to be learned and practiced at all age levels, and as those familiar with the world of cuisine and food preparation know, it’s a long road to becoming a master cook or a professional chef!

What are some of these skills children can acquire and practice while in an ECA Home Science (= cooking) class?

Home Science ECA at the ECP level (K1 and K2) provides opportunities for children to strengthen large muscles when scrubbing vegetables and fruits, smashing crackers and biscuits, and squeezing juice. They also practice large motor and fine motor skills pouring liquids, shaking a juice drink, spreading peanut butter on firm bread, and plucking seeds out of a watermelon!

As children mature, they continue to practice these skills, and learn new ones, including how to use a sharp knife safely for peeling onions, potatoes, carrots, etc., how to become comfortable using a frying pan and spatula, how to measure using measuring cups and spoons, and how to read a recipe! Their interests in cooking can expand with their skills as recipes for main dishes, desserts, and drinks call for adaptation and precision!

Jubilee School will devote a small portion of its website to portraying Home Science ECA at all levels. We start with photos presentations and recipes for Jubilee School’s Early Childhood Program and Full English Program Grades 1-6!

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