Teacher in Charge: Whaea D. Phillips.
This is an interesting and fun course where you will learn to select, prepare and creatively present a variety of food and beverage products to suit different occasions. To be successful with Food Technology over two terms you will work together in your kitchen groups to prepare and serve creative and tasty food and beverage products that others will love! You will learn about food and nutrition and reflect on ways that food contributes to an overall sense of wellbeing and hauora.
Year 10 Food Technology, semester course (2 Terms) Hot Topics include:
- Working Safely with Kai
- Working together as a 'team' in your kitchen group
- Making your own food choices that enhance personal hauora and wellbeing
- Culinary Arts celebration kai themes
The Culinary Arts themes are selected on student interest and whole class negotiation and include: class competition, party drinks, cake decorating, garnishing and knife skills, jelly making, ice cream making, food fusion, gingerbread house, Matariki kai.
Year 10kai leads to Food and Hospitality at NCEA Level 1.
There is an expectation that students will work safely with the equipment and are willing to work respectfully together in groups, following our school Tikanga/Values.
Baker, Bartender, Cafe Worker, Waiter/Waitress, Cafe/Restaurant Manager, Chef, Maitre d’Hotel
Courses outlined will only be available if sufficient students wish to take them AND appropriate staff are available to teach them.
Courses that do not run may be offered through distance learning and be supported by the Distance Learning Department.