West Development Group LLC
The Mission
“To educate school-age youth in understanding proper culinary arts, nutrition, health awareness, and food safety. While developing their team building and leadership skills, community awareness, and academic excellence.”
Academic Enrichment
Daily Reading Assignments | Recipe Interpretation | Food as a Science | Ingredient Interactions |Conversion, Weights, Measurements | Entrepreneurship (knowing your Business)
Culinary Arts Instruction
Horticulture (Farm to School) | Equipment & Preparation Techniques | Garde Manger | Global Cuisine Impact | Intro Baking & Pastry Design |Entree, Soups, Sauces| Plate Presentation | Cooking Competitions|
And More…
Social Development
Group Interactive Activities | Problem Solving | Lectures | Student Team Presentations | Cooking Competitions | Q&A Discussions
Student Assessments
Daily & Weekly Reviews | Practical Exams (cooking Demo) | Quarterly Projects & Essays | Peer Judges Panel (competitions)
Dedicated Educators
Our course Instructors are
dedicated educators with over 22 years of combined culinary, cuisine, and child nutrition services experience. Using proven teaching strategies, they assure that every student develops an Healthier “palate” for Clean Living and Culinary Arts.
First-Rate Course Offerings
We create a learning environment that prepares our youth for the path ahead. Our courses incorporate traditional learning styles as well as 1st hand experiences in Culinary and Cuisine Arts.
English
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
French
Haitian Creole
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Vietnamese