Project Leader: Mari Kharitonashvili: Tblisi, Georgia.  mari.kharitonashvili@gmail.com

This exciting international foods project is created to help students in middle school and high school from different parts of the world make friends and learn more about each other in the Master Chef Challenge! It is a creative, educational cooking project that lasts 1–2 months. It aims to develop students’ culinary skills, healthy eating habits, teamwork, and cultural knowledge of food. Through weekly cooking sessions, workshops, and challenges, participants will explore different cuisines, learn about nutrition, and improve their presentation and time-management skills. The project encourages not only competition but also collaboration and personal growth.

See the intro video on our Master Chef YouTube Channel.  Share this video link to help spread the news of this project.

 

 

 

Sign Up – The Google Form application will be asking teams to supply:
– Full name, Age/Class, Location
– Contact info
– Food preferences/allergies
– Short motivation – Why do you want to join?

Deadline – Registration is January 12-23 which is 2 weeks before the project starts.
Confirmation – List of official participants and a project schedule will be shared online.

Timeline of Project Activities
Week 1: Friday Feb 6 – Breakfast documented
Week 2: Friday Feb 13 – Healthy Food documented
Week 3: Friday Feb 20 – Traditional Dish documented
Week 4: Friday Feb 27 – Dessert documented

March 3: Project  Ends and deadline for each team to post a Reflection on the project. With a written reflection posted on Padlet, or a Google doc, or video on the  Master Chef YouTube Channel.

 

 

 

 

Where will food preparation take place?
Teachers can choose one of two formats:
Option A – Home-Based Cooking (recommended for busy teachers)
Students cook the dishes at home with family support. They record short videos or take photos of each step.
Option B – School-Based Cooking
If the school has a kitchen or a safe space, students can cook during a class club session under teacher supervision. This option is flexible and depends on school resources .Teachers may mix both formats (some weeks at school, some at home).

 

 

 

 

Will teachers oversee the activities? Teachers can choose their level of involvement:
a) Minimal involvement – Students work independently at home. Teacher only collects videos/photos and leads weekly reflection discussions.
b) Moderate involvement – Teacher monitors safety and organization. Teacher helps students choose recipes or themes.
c) High involvement – Teacher runs cooking sessions at school. Teacher supervises the cooking process.

How will information of videos/photos be shared? 
The project leader has created a Padlet for all participants to use. She will share the Padlet link to those who join the project.

Team or Individual Work? Both options are available:
–Individual Cooking/Each student prepares a dish at home.
Great for large classes or when time is limited.
–Team Cooking/Small groups choose a dish together. They divide tasks: ingredient list, preparation, video editing, presentation.

 Video and Photo Documentation
Students can document the process in simple steps:
Ingredients – name and show them
Preparation steps – mixing, cutting, cooking (short clips)
Each week’s dish should be plated to display the food nicely

Presentation – a student says 1–2 sentences:
How they made it, what they learned, how the flavor turned out. Videos do not need to be professional — phone recordings are perfectly fine!

Final Sharing and Reflection
At the end of the project, students show their dish and talk about: what worked, what they would change, how the food tastes, what new skills they learned.

Optional: Taste Tester
If cooking at school: teacher or another student may taste the dish.
If cooking at home: a family member can comment.

This keeps the project simple, friendly, and educational — not competitive.

Cooking Awards:  Certificates for all participants!