| Children across the UK could be learning Hindi while cooking Chicken Rogan Josh, or Spanish while preparing a One-Pot Vegetable Chilli from Mexico, as part of the London 2012 education programme ‘Let’s Get Cooking Around the World’. The project, which is part of Get Set - the official London 2012 education programme, was launched today by LOCOG Board Member Jonathan Edwards at Eldon Junior School in Edmonton, London. Pictures from the launch are available to download here. Led by the School Food Trust, ‘Let’s Get Cooking Around the World’ is a project that provides free, healthy recipes inspired by different countries and encourages schools to use them to teach languages. A Year 4 pupil from Eldon Junior School said: “We really enjoyed making smoothies with Jonathan Edwards, we learnt Portuguese at the same time and he even showed us his medals! It’s a really fun way to learn about the Olympic and Paralympic values, it was a really great lesson.” The project is part of the wider ‘Let’s Get Cooking’ programme, a national network of healthy cooking clubs for children and parents, mainly held outside school hours. So far, more than 3,500 schools across England have joined the programme, which aims to teach new cooking skills to more than 1.1 million children and adults by 2012. The recipes are available through this network, and also to the 13,000 schools signed up to the London 2012 Get Set website, the free learning resource for 3-19 year olds to find out more about the Games and explore the Olympic and Paralympics values. Jonathan Edwards said: “The development of language skills couldn’t be more important as we prepare to welcome the world to the Games in 2012. Hosting of the Games gives us a great opportunity to use links with the 205 competing nations to inspire young people to develop their language skills. ‘Let’s Get Cooking Around the World’ is taking that opportunity one step further by incorporating cooking and healthy eating into an exciting programme that I’m sure will make the development of language skills in young people fun and exciting.” Eldon Junior School Deputy Head, Frances Broadway, said: "Eldon's values and the Olympic values have much in common and we very much try to make them part of our lives. Our aim is to help and inspire help and inspire all our children to become good citizens of the world." Rob Rees MBE, Chair of the School Food Trust said: “Cooking is a fun and practical way to learn. For example, by making our delicious Mango and Banana Smoothie from Brazil, you can learn a few words in Portuguese, understand how Portuguese explorers colonised parts of South America which links to Geography and History lessons, teach Maths and Numeracy in a practical way by measuring liquids – and learn about healthy eating, teamwork and social skills! We’ve also provided some great ideas for exciting community cooking events on our website, that schools can use to engage parents and the wider community, which is what Let's Get Cooking is all about.” Children, parents and teachers can visit www.letsgetcooking.org.uk/CookingAroundtheWorld to check out the recipes. – Ends – |
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Olympic Partners signed up for London 2012 are Get Set Get Set is the official London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges across the UK. It provides free learning resources for 3-19 year olds to find out more about the Games and explore the Olympic Values of excellence, friendship and respect, and the Paralympic Values of determination, inspiration, courage and equality. It also offers access to exciting prizes and opportunities through participation in competitions and partner programmes. Although PE and sport are central to the Games, Get Set is not just for PE teachers - through the Get Set + section of the site you can find information about programmes and resources (run by partners, like the School Food Trust) to support learning in Communication, Collaboration and Citizenship, Culture and Creativity, Enterprise, Healthy and Active Lifestyles, Internationalism, PE and School Sport, Practical Learning and Sustainability and Regeneration. Let’s Get Cooking Around the World is part of Get Set + and is featured within the Communication, Collaboration and Citizenship theme. Clearly it also has strong links to Practical Learning and Healthy, Active Lifestyles too. The Get Set network is the London 2012 reward and recognition scheme for the active community of schools and colleges across the UK that are demonstrating a commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values. Members of the network gain the right to use the London 2012 education logo, and are given priority access to the most exclusive prizes and opportunities. Visit www.london2012.com/getset for more information. Eldon Junior School Eldon Junior School was selected to host this launch event because it is an active part of Let’s Get Cooking and is a member of the Get Set network. Let’s Get Cooking Let’s Get Cooking is a national network of healthy cooking clubs for children and parents, led by the School Food Trust. The first 5,000 school-based cooking clubs are supported by a £20m grant from the Big Lottery Fund. More than 3,500 schools across England have joined the Let’s Get Cooking programme. Mainly held outside school hours, Let’s Get Cooking clubs give children and non-cooking parents of all ages the skills and confidence to cook nutritious and tasty meals from scratch. . Visit http://www.letsgetcooking.org.uk/CookingAroundtheWorld for more information and to check out the recipes!
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