Culinary Arts 1

Welcome to Culinary Arts 1!

Foods classes are designed to offer students an opportunity to have a wide range of experiences in food preparation as well as all other aspects in the kitchen. Students are required to follow safe, sanitary procedures at all times, as well as to behave in a mature, responsible manner. Students may not jeopardize the safety of others through unsafe practices or disrupt the learning experiences of those who want to succeed in class.

Participating in labs is a privilege that can be lost by inappropriate behavior. Attendance in class every day is vital to success! Be aware that excused absences do not guarantee success in a lab class! Lab work is assessed by active participation in lab preparation planning, accurate measuring techniques, application of correct procedures and principles as covered in the classroom and in the text, as well as individual and kitchen group performance.

Make-up labs require the student to bring the required form filled out by the student and the parent, as well as photos documenting their experience. (Refer to the resource page to obtain the make up form)

All my classes are a 1:1 class, meaning each student has a Chromebook assigned to them at the beginning of each semester, which they use to access Google classroom in my class. All notes, videos, PowerPoints, recipes and daily instructions will be posted in the Google classroom daily! ALWAYS refer to Google classroom to access everything we cover in class daily.

I look forward to a great semester! Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Thank you, Ms. Van der Merwe (Chef V)

This is an introductory course where you will learn the following:

• Food safety
• Cooking terms
• Measurements
• Kitchen equipment
• My Plate: fruits, vegetables, dairy, protein, grains
• Baking Basics