Earning a crust
£3,000 boost allows Burnside Primary to grab a pizza the action
Burnside Primary is in the dough after landing a cash boost from Education Scotland to help make their own pizzas.
The upper crust idea received £3,000 from Food for Thought: Education Fund that will be used to grow ingredients to make pizzas.
The project will focus on food and nutrition education alongside the school’s hugely popular gardening club.
Depute head teacher Allyson McGovern, community partners Grow 73 and three parents from Burnside Primary put together the successful bid for the money for the pupil-led initiative.
The school will be slicing up the cash to fund planting and cooking initiatives, culminating in a pizza celebration day for all the community later in the school year.
Allyson McGovern said: “We’re so excited about the Food For Thought funding and the mouth-watering opportunities it opens up to all our pupils.
“Our ambitions for this project are far-reaching and hugely enjoyable for everyone across the school.
“Burnside has worked closely with Grow 73 over the years and this new project really gives us something fun to get our teeth into together.
“As well as the educational aspect, we’d love a local restaurant to consider putting the winning pizza topping on their menu for a week so the Burnside community can sample the tasty success story we’re sure it will become.”
A pupil-led Food for Thought committee will be set up at the school to get to work on the planning, purchase and construction of a poly tunnel and pizza oven in the school grounds. This will involve pupils from all primary years across the school.
Grow 73 already work closely with many community groups including Burnside Primary and will be instrumental in getting the themed planting and development underway with the help and support from pupils and volunteers.
The school has special themed events planned too, such as a pizza topping competition, a career week in June for local food production, catering and hospitality industries and themed visits.
The long-term hope is that the school will create an after school cookery club, introducing a group of Burnside Primary’s children to dough making and basic food techniques.
If any local businesses would like to get involved in this unique project Burnside Primary would love to hear from them.
For further information contact Allyson McGovern at Burnside Primary School on 0141 634 1916.