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Page 37 February 2015 Baking program serves up bread and fosters learning By Katie Mayer Throughout the ages, people have gathered together to break bread – an act that meant sharing a meal and building trust. But why just gather to break bread when you can also bake bread? That’s what hundreds of students from Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, and Tavan and Navajo Elementary Schools recently did as part of a special          company, King Arthur Flour. The company’s Bake for Good Kids program recently visited the three area schools and held special assemblies to demonstrate the art of making bread. “We’ve been doing this program for about 20 years and we’ve taught over a quarter of a million students across the country how to bake bread,” said Nate Sandel, King Arthur Flour’s Bake for Good Kids program instructor. Sandel said the program aims to teach youth the “dying art” of baking bread, while also demonstrating the science behind how yeast causes bread to rise and providing interactive fun lessons on measurements. Additionally, the program invites families at home to gather together to bake bread with free ingredients donated to each student by King Arthur Flour. Across the country, participants in the program are encouraged to donate the bread they bake at home to a local food bank. However, Arizona law prohibits homemade bread from being distributed, so the students at ANLC, Tavan and Navajo shared their bread among family and friends. “King Arthur Flour made it very easy for us to introduce bread baking to our students,” said Tavan Elementary School teacher Shelly Rose. “They were very organized and their activities tied to science and math were very engaging for the students.” Nancy Wilkinson, instructional coach for ANLC, said students at her school enjoyed every moment of the event. “Nate came out and did this whole demonstration and showed us how to roll the dough, knead it and he had them captivated for an hour,” Wilkinson said. Wilkinson applied for the program grant from King Arthur Flour last summer and learned her school was accepted in August. The program allowed her to invite other area schools to participate as well. Once the participants were scheduled, the company sent out        “I don’t often make bread with my son, but the King Arthur Flour folks            parents, a favor by inspiring us to spend some good time together,” said Kathleen Torrez, whose son participated in the event at Tavan Elementary School. She added, “The bread was delicious and the neighbors appreciated it too.” For ANLC, the King Arthur Flour     !       !   school’s existing Chef in the Garden program, which utilizes community gardens on campus to teach children to grow food and then incorporates culinary arts classes to help students learn to cook the food. “With this, children learn the whole [food system] process from the seed to the table,” Wilkinson said. Wilkinson said her school’s students and their families were so inspired by the King Arthur Flour event that two mothers later volunteered to teach the students  "          adding a cultural and culinary lesson as a follow-up activity. #$  %  # & the baking program was a brand new experience for him. '( !    ( $  $   something like that,” Torrez said. Sandel said Torrez and his mom’s feedback is just what the Bake for Good Kids program hopes to accomplish. “We love when we see pictures of kids with their families baking at home,” Sandel said. “Yeast bread is kind of scary for a lot of people, so we give these kids     !) King Arthur Flour will visit Valley schools again in February. For more information or to submit an application to have the program at your school, visit "   King Arthur Flour visited ANLC, Tavan and Navajo schools, teaching about baking, science and math. READY FOR THE WORLD Inspired. Confident. Prepared. We cultivate in our students the ingenuity to thrive in a global society and to be architects of their future. Learn more about our PK-12th grade programs at RanchoSolano.com (480) 646-8200