Government Partnerships

Core Competencies

The culinary health education curriculum and material represented here are available to government organizations and schools to bring into your community.

Licensed Curriculum
• Events and Activities
• After School Cooking Programs
• Summer Cooking Camp Programs

Consulting
• Develop plans for establishing and funding culinary and nutrition programs
• Create custom curriculums
• Write teacher and instructor job descriptions
• Hire and place teachers and instructors
• Customize instruction based on USDA guidelines

Speaking
Laurie Zerga, founder is available for speaking. She shares her experience as a parent and from training kids across the country to eat healthy and prepare their own food. Let her inspire your team to be a role model while teaching your kids too. Choose from tips, hints and short-cuts for parents; or how to start up a culinary program for youth organizations.

Training
Chef-K has certified trainers available to teach our material in your organization. Our trainers have food safe certification, background checks, and have been trained in use of the Chef-K material.

Differentiators

• Expertise: Children, teens, and adults’ culinary education – developing, implementing, and teaching for over 15 years
• Curriculum listed in CA Afterschool Resource Center, USDA and SNAP-ed libraries
• Multiple services; consulting, curriculum development, and training
• Training trainers – developed, piloted, and developed training programs in organizations

Past Performance

• U.S. Air Force, youth services, multiple bases across the United States
• Navy, youth services
• Boys and Girls Club of America, multiple clubs
• Private and Public Schools, Concord, Oakland, Petaluma, and San Francisco, California

Place of Performance

National Kids Cooking Classes and Camps