Fifth-graders Julia Santoro, left, and Morgan Begler look into their King Arthur Flour baking kits after the Life Skills Bread Baking Program at St. Joseph School in Danbury, Conn. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The students were given two bags of flour, yeast, a dough scraper and recipe book to take home and were encouraged to bake with a parent and bring back a loaf of bread to donate to charity. Photo: Tyler Sizemore
A representative of King Arthur Flour Co. in Vermont visited Danbury last week to offer some fourth- through seventh-graders the firm's Life Skills Bread Baking Program.
Instructor Amy Driscoll and two student volunteers demonstrated how to make cinnamon rolls, pretzels, baguettes, braided loaves and pizza to about 100 St.Joseph School children on Tuesday.
Students at Park Avenue School learned abut dough Wednesday.
The cross-curricular program incorporates math, science and reading -- all necessary to bake bread.
"The goal is to get the kids baking and make them feel like they can do it at home," Driscoll said.
Each child is given a baking kit that included two bags of flour, a packet of yeast, a dough scraper and a recipe book.
They are encouraged to bake at home with a parent and then bring a loaf of bread to school to donate to charity, fulfilling the program's motto "Learn, bake, share."
The Life Skills Bread Baking Program tours the United States, visiting schools free of charge. Last year, it reached more than 36,000 children.
SOURCE:newstimes
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