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Project Leader: Mari Kharitonashvili: Tblisi, Georgia.<\/span> \u00a0mari.kharitonashvili@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 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 Challeng<\/em>e! It is a creative, educational cooking project that lasts 1\u20132 months. It aims to develop students\u2019 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.<\/span><\/p>\n See the intro video on our Master Chef YouTube Channel.<\/a>\u00a0 Share this video link to help spread the news of this project.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Deadline<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Registration is January 12-23 which is 2 weeks before the project starts. Timeline of Project Activities March 3<\/strong>: Project\u00a0 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\u00a0 Master Chef YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Will teachers oversee the activities? <\/strong><\/span>Teachers can choose their level of involvement: How will information of videos\/photos be shared?\u00a0<\/span> Team or Individual Work? <\/strong><\/span>Both options are available: \u00a0Video and Photo Documentation<\/span> Presentation \u2013 a student says 1\u20132 sentences: Final Sharing and Reflection Optional: Taste Tester This keeps the project simple, friendly, and educational \u2014 not competitive.<\/p>\n Cooking Awards<\/span>:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Certificates for all participants!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Project Leader: Mari Kharitonashvili: Tblisi, Georgia. \u00a0mari.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 … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.kidlink.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/littlechef1.jpeg\")
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\n<\/strong>Sign Up – The Google Form application<\/a> will be asking teams to supply:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Full name, Age\/Class, Location
\n– Contact info
\n– Food preferences\/allergies
\n– Short motivation – Why do you want to join?<\/p>\n
\nConfirmation<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 List of official participants and a project schedule will be shared online.<\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>Week 1: Friday Feb 6 – Breakfast documented
\nWeek 2: Friday Feb 13 – Healthy Food documented
\nWeek 3: Friday Feb 20 – Traditional Dish documented
\nWeek 4: Friday Feb 27 – Dessert documented<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.kidlink.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/littlechef2.jpeg\")
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\nWhere will food preparation take place?<\/strong><\/span>
\nTeachers can choose one of two formats:
\nOption A \u2013 Home-Based Cooking (recommended for busy teachers)
\nStudents cook the dishes at home with family support. They record short videos or take photos of each step.
\nOption B \u2013 School-Based Cooking
\nIf 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).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.kidlink.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/littlechef3.jpeg\")
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\na) Minimal involvement – Students work independently at home. Teacher only collects videos\/photos and leads weekly reflection discussions.
\nb) Moderate involvement – Teacher monitors safety and organization. Teacher helps students choose recipes or themes.
\nc) High involvement – Teacher runs cooking sessions at school. Teacher supervises the cooking process.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The project leader has created a Padlet for all participants to use. She will share the Padlet link to those who join the project.<\/p>\n
\n–Individual Cooking\/Each student prepares a dish at home.
\nGreat for large classes or when time is limited.
\n–Team Cooking\/Small groups choose a dish together. They divide tasks: ingredient list, preparation, video editing, presentation.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Students can document the process in simple steps:
\nIngredients \u2013 name and show them
\nPreparation steps \u2013 mixing, cutting, cooking (short clips)
\nEach week’s dish should be plated to display the food nicely<\/p>\n
\nHow they made it, what they learned, how the flavor turned out. Videos do not need to be professional \u2014 phone recordings are perfectly fine!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If cooking at school: teacher or another student may taste the dish.
\nIf cooking at home: a family member can comment.<\/p>\n