Pupils cooking up a treat in kitchen thanks to project
St Aidan’s High Home Economics department’s newest member of staff, Mrs Jarvie, has launched a unique project – Big Chef Little Chef.
The initiative lets young people from first year come after school to cook different foods with their parents.
Mrs Jarvie said: “When pupils come into S1 they may only have basic cooking skills.
“I wanted to set this project up to increase pupils cooking skills and awareness of healthy eating on a budget.
“The idea behind this project was to increase family learning because it was one of the things we wanted to work on this year.
“Sometimes kids don’t get to cook at home for various reasons.
“Maybe because they aren’t allowed or because their parents might be busy so I thought it would be a very good idea to bring parents and get them working with kids.”
Mrs Jarvie also mentioned that the pupils get small kits of ingredients so they can recreate their amazing meals at home.
The first year students who are participating are also very positive.
Maya Robertson said: “I like the fact that I get to spend time with my mum cooking”
Maya has mentioned some of the delicious foods she has made with her mum such as lasagne and cheesecake.
Another first year with good things to say about the project is Michael Millar
“It gets you working with your parents and gets you out of your house, like a new activity,” said Michael.
Michael has also mentioned that the only challenges he face while doing this was the fact that he has never cooked before so, although this was out of his comfort zone.
When asked about his main highlight he commented by saying “I don’t have anything specific, I found everything enjoyable. I liked everything about the project.”
Pupils have also mentioned that their parents have enjoyed it too and they found about the project from seeing it on social media and getting in touch with the school.
The project has been on for four weeks already and there is two more weeks left.
Century of Catholic Education: Staff and students in Saint Aidan’s High marked the centenary of Catholic schools in the state sector recently.
The community came together in a relaxed and prayerful gathering at a specially organised prayer breakfast on the big day.
From 8am, staff and pupils could drop in for a refreshing start to the school day.
Staff donated and baked breakfast food to help sustain everyone who attended.
Members of the Religious Education department then accompanied small groups of students to the oratory for a thoughtful and reflective prayer meeting.
Mrs Barton, Principal Teacher of Religious Education, said: “It was wonderful to see that hundreds of staff and students had taken the opportunity to refresh body and soul in this very wellsupported celebration.
“The fact that there was also such a great turnout from our primary cluster, parents and local parishes really demonstrated Saint Aidan’s is at the heart of the local community.”
Holyrood visit : Forty Higher Modern Studies students attended an informative and entertaining event run by the Scottish Parliament and gained a valuable insight into the mechanisms that make democracy and government work in Scotland.
Thanks to the Social Studies department for organising this tremendous event.