ContinYou aims to open up opportunities for learning that will help people to change their lives, improving the well-being of individuals, families and communities.
Key objectives
Key objectives of the Cymru Cooks project are:
- to empower children and young people to develop the practical food skills and knowledge to enable them to live healthier lifestyles
- to enable schools and other organisations to develop a strategic and co-ordinated approach to delivering and promoting cooking skills
- to provide fun and exciting approaches to cooking
- to provide opportunities for young people to practise and apply basic skills such as communication, literacy and numeracy
- to encourage and enable young people to become ‘leaders’ in the delivery of cooking skills
- to engage with healthy schools co-ordinators and those with responsibility for health/fitness within and outside local authorities
- to provide opportunities for pupils, staff, families and communities to work together to prepare and learn more about food as part of the extended school day
- to develop and disseminate models that link with community focused schools and out-of-school-hours learning development.
Return to the Cymru Cooks page.