Applications for students in the Kaua‘i Community College Culinary Summer Institute are still being accepted, said Martina Hilldorfer, an instructor with the program. The deadline for registering has been extended to June 19, and students will be accepted on a
Applications for students in the Kaua‘i Community College Culinary Summer Institute are still being accepted, said Martina Hilldorfer, an instructor with the program.
The deadline for registering has been extended to June 19, and students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Hilldorfer said the 2009 Culinary Summer Institute involves 10 days of good food, great fun and fantastic learning for Department of Education students. The first day of the program is June 25 and runs through July 9.
The course is designed to expose high school students and class of 2009 graduates to the American Culinary Federation-accredited Culinary Institute of the Pacific at KCC.
Through the 10 days of the program, students will have lectures, field trips and hands-on cooking experience for a taste of culinary arts and the hospitality industry, states a flier for the summer course.
Students can also hone math skills using computerized software geared for the culinary industry.
Curriculum is based on student life of a KCC student majoring in culinary arts, and students can discover if a career in the culinary arts and hospitality industry fits their personal interests.
Clarisse Haumea, a graduate of the Kaua‘i Community School for Adults, said Tuesday night that through the classwork at that school she discovered she really liked working with food and nutrition and plans to enroll in the KCC culinary arts program with the intention of becoming a chef.
The Culinary Summer Institute is valued at more than $2,000, but D.O.E. students will be assessed just $25 per student to enroll, the difference in the fee being funded through a Carl Perkins Grant.
“Our goal is to strengthen the channel between the D.O.E. and the community colleges,” Hilldorfer said.
During the program, students will be supplied with a professional knife set and two chef uniforms to use for the duration of the program.
On successful completion of the program, graduates will participate in an ‘ohana luncheon where each student may invite two guests of their ‘ohana to the end of course event.
“This is a really fun class and we hope to have it filled,” Hilldorfer said.
Joining her is Billy Gibson, the KCC culinary arts Dining Room and Math instructor.
For more information, or to register, call Rhonda Liu, the KCC outreach counselor at 245-8261, or e-mail rhondal@hawaii.edu
