After School Classes
Your kids will have a blast, develop autonomy, and gain important life skills. These hands-on classes will inspire your child to explore new ingredients and flavors and develop a lifelong healthy relationship with food. Students enhance teamwork and communication skills through collaborative group work and develop problem-solving, resiliency, and adaptability. They can explore outside the recipe to work on creativity and innovation. Food connects us, and students develop friends, have a caring space to ask questions, and express themselves in a nurturing environment.
What They'll Learn
These hands-on, immersive experiences inspire and excite kids by using all of their senses while cooking. Students learn kitchen safety, knife skills, cooking techniques, choosing produce, reading a recipe, and table setting and etiquette.
As they learn to trust their intuition, they develop the skill of using recipes as a guide, not as a set of rules.
We aim to help students cultivate curiosity, confidence, creativity, and calm in the kitchen and collaborate and connect with peers through food.
Helpful Details
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Classes are held in Northeast Yonkers, Westchester, NY.
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Classes are for ages 8+, except for Teen Cooking Technique which is for ages 13-17,
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After-school classes are six sessions.
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The cost includes all food, supplies, and equipment.
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Our recipes have no nuts, but our facility is not nut-free.
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Recipes that are not vegetarian have vegetarian alternatives.
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Please send a take-home container so students can bring home what they make.
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Students should wear closed-toed shoes and bring a hair tie, if needed.
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Make-ups are limited, but please email Melanie@gatherculinary.com to see if we can accommodate them.
Bonus Skills
Too often, kids are expected to be perfect. This can stifle their creativity and problem-solving skills, making them afraid to take risks. One way to help kids overcome this fear is to create opportunities to make mistakes in a safe and supportive environment.
Cooking class is an excellent opportunity for kids to learn that making mistakes is okay. When a recipe doesn't turn out as expected, kids can devise a new plan with their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This builds their confidence and teaches them they can overcome challenges, an essential skill for academic success, school, and life.
September 2023 - June 2024 Afterschool Classes
We believe learning to cook should be accessible to everyone, which is why we offer scholarships to anyone who needs them. Please email us to set-up.
Monday 9/11, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 Skips 9/25 & 10/9 Ages 8+
Started Sep 11
375 US dollars
Wednesday 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18 Ages 8+
Started Sep 13
375 US dollarsThursday 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 Ages 13-17
Started Sep 14
375 US dollars
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Wednesday 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 Skips 11/22 ges 8+
Starts Nov 1
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Thursday 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 Skips 11/23 Ages 13-17
Starts Nov 2
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Monday 1/8, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26 Skips 1/15 & 2/19 Ages 8+
Starts Jan 8, 2024
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Wednesday 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 Ages 8+
Starts Jan 10, 2024
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Thursday 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 Ages 13-17
Starts Jan 11, 2024
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Monday 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/15, 4/29 Skips 3/25, 4/1 4/22 Ages 8+
Starts Mar 4, 2024
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Tuesday 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 4/2, 4/9 Skips 3/26 Ages 8+
Starts Feb 27, 2024
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Wednesday 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17 Skips 3/27, 4/10 Ages 8+
Starts Feb 28, 2024
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Thursday 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 4/4, 4/11 Skips 3/28 Ages 13-17
Starts Feb 29, 2024
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Monday 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 Skips May 27 Ages 8+
Starts May 6, 2024
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Wednesday 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/6 Ages 8+
Starts May 1, 2024
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Thursday 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 Ages 13-17
Starts May 2, 2024
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