Success StorySuper star Chef 2022



Super star Chef 2022

Author: Shonda Johnston

Planning Unit: Clark County CES

Major Program: Super Star Chef

Plan of Work: Targeting Life Skills and Family Lives

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Many parents often complain that their children need more exposure to life skills and they are looking for ways to do that. In order to provide more opportunities to practice cooking and safe kitchen practices, the Clark County FCS and 4-H agents partnered to offer the Superstar Chef Camp program to 16 students, ages 9-12, in July of 2022. Agents along with the 4-H program assistant, UK student intern, a dietetics intern, and a homemaker volunteer  worked with students in a hands-on educational setting to teach important life skills. A pre-test/ post test evaluation was conducted to determine learning outcomes. Over 70% the participants increased their knowledge of food groups as well as identifying how to read nutrition labels. Almost all of the participants agreed that they could help make a family meal after taking the Super Star Chef camp. Many of the students had gone home after the first day of camp and showed their parents their egg making skills. The students expressed excitement about learning how to independently cook and parents indicated that they continued that excitement through each of the three days of the camp. A student was overheard telling his parent that he loved coming to the camp and didn’t want it to end. Many of the parents expressed their gratitude to the Extension agents for offering this program and wanted more like it.






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