On Thursday, February 24th students at DeSales Catholic School spent the morning learning how to make bread over a video conference call as part of the Bake for Good by King Arthur Flour.
An instructor from King Arthur’s test kitchen in Norwich, Vermont video-conferenced with students in grades four through eight in a 40-minute, interactive demonstration which taught them how to mix, knead, bake, and even braid their own bread. The Bake for Good program has three goals: learn, bake, and share.
The Bake for Good program offered students an opportunity to apply STEM principles to real world contexts with critical thinking, precise measurements, chemical reactions, creativity, problem-solving, and giving back to the community.
Each student was given a King Arthur tote bag with everything they needed to show off their new bread-making skills at home.
In addition to the bag, King Arthur Flour provided a recipe book, dough tool, and enough ingredients to bake two loaves of bread, one for students’ families, and another to share with a loved one. In addition to lending itself to STEM learning, the Bake for Good program encourages student to share with someone in need or as an act of kindness.
Sean Cotrange, a 5th grade student at DeSales, says he shared his second loaf with an elderly neighbor. “We were told that we should give it (the bread) to a person in need, and I knew he was going through a lot of tough times.”