This webinar marked the publication of a new Froebel Trust pamphlet - packed with practical advice about cooking with young children. Recorded on 21 March 2024.
Cookery covers all areas of the curriculum, from making and reading recipes, counting, measuring and estimating ingredients and manipulating and using tools and utensils.
Froebel, inventor of kindergarten, believed that children learn through first-hand experiences and self-activity. He stressed the importance of children being given freedom to learn by doing things by themselves, with guidance from adults.
This webinar explored how cooking can give young children the opportunity to engage in active, hands-on learning and exploration.
About the webinar presenters
Helen Ackerman is the Head Teacher at Ludwick Nursery School, Hertfordshire. Trained initially as a Nursery Nurse, she was inspired by the wonderful teachers that she worked alongside and went on to gain QTS in 2004, becoming a Head Teacher in 2013. Helen has worked as a senior leader in both primary and maintained nursery schools. Helen is passionate about supporting all early years colleagues to achieve their potential. She has recently completed the Froebel Trust Short Courses and is excited to lead her school with a Froebelian approach. She has recently worked on the Froebel Trust funded project entitled ‘Developing Community Connections through Cookery'.
Dr Lucy Parker is Deputy Head Teacher at Ludwick Nursery School, Hertfordshire. She is a Froebelian trained teacher and has been working in early years for over twenty years. She is passionate about cookery, and during her time at Ludwick has helped to develop cookery in the nursery, and has recently undertaken the Froebel Trust funded project entitled ‘Developing Community Connections through Cookery’. Lucy is a Froebel Trust Trustee and Chair of the Education Committee.
