PLHS – Home EconomicsS1 ‘On our Doorstep’ competition
S2 ‘On our Doorstep’ competition
S1 and S2 pupils are encouraged to participate in the competition running as part of our ‘On our Doorstep’ project. Information with guidelines are displayed throughout the school. Get your thinking cap on and develop your creative side. Prizes to be won!!!
On our Doorstep ProgrammeThe Home Economics department has fully engaged with the whole school cross curricular project. We have a very full programme of activities for S1-S3 pupils over the course of a month. This peaks during the week beginning 19th May with visits/activities provided by QMS- Quality Meat Scotland who will be working with S2. Scott MaCrae- Executive Sous Chef from ‘The Balmoral’ Hotel, working with S3 Hospitality pupils to prepare a meal for 24. Also RHET, Royal Highland Education Trust who will work with S1 to look at the food chain from the ‘Field to the Plate’. Great opportunities for all pupils.
Senior Hospitality pupils benefited from the professional skills of top chef Keith Marley from La Potiniere
in Gullane. Keith shared his knife skills and decoration ideas/techniques for a dessert to help give ideas to the pupils for their forthcoming practical dishes.
It is great to have such support to encourage the pupils and develop their experiences within the Home Economics/ Hospitality courses.
Hopefully we can broaden the use of local people in this aspect of the course for other year groups.
The final evening of the cook club took the form of a Cookery Competition. The task was to create ‘a main course for 2 people using local produce’. 14 second year pupils took part in creating a great range of dishes at a very high standard to ensure the judges had a very difficult task in deciding on the eventual winner.
The winners were
1st Dean Martin 2Se2
2nd Sean Gaffney 2Se2 & Gordon Flemming 2Gr3st
Well done to all who took part.
Preston Lodge Home Economics department has registered with the National Year of Food & Farming initiative to promote the work carried out within the school which relates directly to this area.
Check out the website
There is always plenty happening in the Home Economics department at Prestonlodge High School. Take a look at the presentation to give you a ‘flavour’ .
Included is our recent competition involvement. Also how we encourage all pupils to think about their own health & the food they eat. Opportunities provided in various ways.
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