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Birmingham schools expand Chartwells kitchen internships for adult transition students
Summary
Chartwells and Birmingham Public Schools launched a work‑experience program placing young adult learners from the district’s adult transition program in school kitchens; students completed required food‑safety training and now help prepare about 350 meals a day for high school students.
Chartwells and Birmingham Public Schools on Jan. 6 described a newly expanded work‑experience program that places students from the district’s adult transition program in school kitchens to learn life and job skills.
The program, presented at the Board of Education meeting by Patty Cook, director of dining for Chartwells, and Holly Fields, assistant director and dietitian, aims to teach kitchen‑specific skills such as food preparation, sanitation, knife safety, and workplace safety while building social and communication skills. "Our adult young learners...are working on organization skills, communication skills, and personal hygiene," Cook said.
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