Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program Click HERE for our latest recipes
All students from K-6 are involved in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. Its goal is to create a sense of fun and engagement with food grown in our very own garden. The students plant, cultivate, harvest, prepare, cook and, importantly, they are able to share the produce from the garden with their class mates - from the paddock to the plate!
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program provides the students with the confidence and skills to create healthy, delicious dishes which can create enthusiasm to
The program takes a revolutionary approach to food education focusing on pleasure, flavour and fun. The recipe for effective food education:
We welcome parent involvement in the program. If you are able to assist please contact the office on 69226900
For more information, you can view the Stephanie Alexander website by clicking here
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program provides the students with the confidence and skills to create healthy, delicious dishes which can create enthusiasm to
The program takes a revolutionary approach to food education focusing on pleasure, flavour and fun. The recipe for effective food education:
- Encourage fun, flavour and texture through experiences that engage all the senses.
- Model good food choices without resorting to pyramids or labels of ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’.
- Reinforce techniques repeatedly, providing the confidence to plant seeds or cook simple dishes at home.
- Plan menus around the fresh, seasonal produce growing in the garden.
- Use ingredients at their peak – seasonal herbs, crisp veggies, fresh fruits.
- Expand culinary horizons, presenting cultural differences as fascinating rather than strange.
- Expand vocabularies for describing foods, flavours, textures, plants and processes.
- Food should be delicious and the cooking of fresh fruit and vegetables should be timed with great care.
- Come together at the end of the cooking to share our meal around the table.
We welcome parent involvement in the program. If you are able to assist please contact the office on 69226900
For more information, you can view the Stephanie Alexander website by clicking here