Family Cooking & Wellness Program for NYC Schools & Communities
Bilingual hands-on cooking, nutrition, and food education experiences that bring students, caregivers, and communities together through food, culture, and wellness.
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Family Table
Bilingual hands-on family cooking and wellness program designed to strengthen school communities through food, culture, nutrition, and connection.
Program Overview
Family Table is Foodstream LEARN’s hands-on family cooking, nutrition, and community wellness program designed to bring students, caregivers, and school communities together through shared food experiences.
Through interactive cooking sessions, families explore healthy meals, culturally relevant recipes, nutrition, communication, and practical kitchen skills while building stronger connections to food, wellness, and one another.
The program supports schools, districts, and community organizations looking to expand family engagement, community wellness initiatives, and culturally responsive programming through joyful, hands-on experiences.
The kids were really excited to make something part of their culture. I think that really resonated with them as well.
Students always walk away saying this is the best club at the school!
Absolutely loved this! Thank you. I think all classes would benefit. Very engaging and educational! Amazing job.
We look so forward to seeing Ms. Williams and cooking with her and are sad it is almost over! I find this so superior to COOKSHOP because of the level of engagement by a DOE professional like Ms. Williams, the opportunity for my students to work with another instructor and develop flexibility as learners as well as the levels of engagement this provides with the cutting, the nutrition , and the food is delicious and students report they went home and their level of engagement with families cooking has increased.
Program Details
Designed for modern NYC school communities, Family Table is flexible, turnkey, and adaptable for family engagement nights, wellness events, after-school programs, district initiatives, and community-based learning experiences.
- K–12 family engagement programming
- Ideal for schools, districts & community organizations
- In-school, after-school & community event formats
- Supports wellness & family engagement initiatives
- Culturally relevant & multilingual experiences
- Curriculum, ingredients & materials included
- Flexible for cafeterias, classrooms & multipurpose spaces
- Delivered by experienced Foodstream LEARN educators
Topics Include
- Hands-on family cooking experiences
- Nutrition & healthy habits
- Food, culture & community connection
- Affordable & practical meal preparation
- Communication & teamwork through cooking
- Multigenerational learning experiences
- Community wellness & family engagement
- Culturally relevant recipes & food traditions
- Joyful food education experiences
Format
- Designed for schools & community wellness events
- Flexible family workshop formats
- Ingredients, equipment & materials included
- Suitable for cafeterias & multipurpose spaces
- Supports district & school family engagement goals
- Available across NYC communities
Sample lesson plan
“Taco Night Traditions”
Objective: Families will work together to prepare a balanced taco meal while exploring the history and cultural significance of tacos in Mexican culture.
Activities
Icebreaker: “What’s your favorite traditional family meal shared at home?”
Hands-on prep: Homemade corn tortillas, veggie fillings with spices, and a fresh fruit salsa.
Nutrition Moment: Discuss building a balanced plate using the ingredients in today’s recipe.
Cultural Connection: Discuss other traditional meals similar to tacos, such as pupusas, arepas, empanadas.
Family Dinner: Share the meal around a large communal table, reflect on the experience, and take home a recipe a shopping list card.
Bring The Joy of Hands-On Learning
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