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Galaxy "Future Chefs of America" Culinary Program

School:: Galaxy Middle School
Subject:: Career & Technical Education
Teacher:: Anika Heard
Students Impacted:: 200
Grade:: 6-8
Date:: September 6, 2024

Investors

Thank you to the following investors for funding this grant.

FUTURES Foundation - $640.00

Anonymous Family Foundation - $189.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 195

Dear Futures Foundations

The students at Galaxy Middle School - Culinary Arts Programs want to thank Futures Foundation for Volusia County Schools for helping our program to purchase small equipment. This grant allowed students to experience a variety of cooking labs which has an amazing impact on student learning. The Culinary program here at Galaxy Middle School is an asset to the school base community. We a barking on completing our third year and with the help of Future’s Grant and the supporter we are so thankful. The mini grant that was awarded for the 2024-25 school year impact the program greatly. The funds of $829.00 allowed us to purchase not only the items on our wish list, but we were able to purchase additional stove top griddles, storage containers and colorful measuring cups and spoons. All the equipment is appreciated and needed for this development within our CTE programs here at VCS. The students enjoyed using all the new equipment in their food labs. The following labs that were offered this year and not last school were: variety omelet lab, and homemade ice cream lab and final table setting lab. Thank you again and we look forward to collaborating with Futures Foundation of Volusia County Schools in the next coming school year.

"My favorite part of the school year has been cooking and trying different foods and making homemade ice cream. It has been so fun and is something we do together as a student just like a big happy family." Mia Colon – 8^th grader.

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Table Setting Skills

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Omelets

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Students cooking techniques

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Table Setting Skills

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Homemade Ice Cream

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Homemade Ice Cream

Original Grant Overview

Goal

My goal as the teacher want to challenge our students to incorporate labs that will allow them to prepare dishes in food labs that will encourage them to have a better understanding of the skills of culinary with fine dining.

Preparing Future Chefs of America

What will be done with my students

The student will demonstrate more advanced food labs. This equipment will help a total of 200 students to implement Food Preparation Skills in the Kitchen which is Unit – 3 in Fundamental of Culinary Careers. The students will be able to effectively use the equipment, tools, and utensils to complete any recipe given.

Standards:
6.0 Identify and demonstrate proper use of culinary equipment and tools.
7.0 Read and interpret a recipe accurately.
10.0 Demonstrate basic food preparation skills.
Benchmarks
6.01 Identify and demonstrate the appropriate use and care of culinary equipment.
7.01 Demonstrate and understanding of the purpose and preparation of standardized recipes.
7.05 Demonstrate recipe conversions.
10.03 Demonstrate various cooking techniques with a variety of small equipment.

Benefits to my students

Practicing and Participation food labs weekly and an advance letter. Future Chefs of America.

Budget Narrative

The following items listed will enhance the Culinary Program further. The items are need for this very new program. Thank you for your help in advance.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	5 Holstein Omelet Electric Skillets	$120.00
2	1 Countertop Ice Maker	$189.00
3	4 Ice Cream Maker (Nostalgia Brand)	$220.00
4	5 Linaya 60-Piece Heavy Duty Silverware	$300.00
	Total:	$829.00