Page 83 - Bellfort Magazine Issue 8

In the Home Economics Department, we The Year 11 Occupational Studies class
have had another busy year. Cookery is a have continued to enjoy learning about
popular part of our subject and we the physical care of the baby. A
highlight for the girls was when a new
born arrived to class, this allowed the
girls to see and hear first-hand about the
demands of being a mum. The girls
enjoyed seeing the baby and looking at
their cookery skills. The students had to the various pieces of equipment and
select a number of dishes that included clothes that are required.
fruit and vegetables. They were very

encourage students to
try new foods, but also
promote seasonal and
traditional cookery as

well, such as snowballs
at Christmas, Chocolate Our GCSE Year 12 Child Development
treats for Easter and of class also had a new mum in to visit.
course pancakes on creative in their choices and successfully This allowed the girls to get information
pancake Tuesday. made a range of courses that were about feeding a baby and helped them
tastefully presented. to complete their controlled assessment
We continue to promote Breakfast
that was based on breast feeding.
Week with each of the Year 8 -10 classes The GCSE Hospitality class prepared a
cooking a breakfast to encourage Christmas themed function. This three Year 14 Health and Social Care students
students to include this important meal course meal was enjoyed by a selection also enjoyed a trip to Limavady
each day. of staff, with some staff even requesting Workhouse. The students heard about
a copy of the recipe. life pre NHS and were also able to see
Our Year 11 Occupational Studies Food
some of the conditions that people would
Preparation classes enjoyed a visit from The students took on the roles of
have been forced to call home, giving
the Livestock Meat Commission. The hospitality staff, preparing and serving
them an insight into various topics
LMC carried out a cookery the food to guests to a high standard.
required for their exam unit.

The HE Department also took part in the
Again we are indebted to a number of BEE project. This project encourages
different local Nursery and Primary students and their parents to get back
School settings who have allowed our into the kitchen and make meals
Year 13 and 14 BTEC Children's Care together. The participants enjoyed
making different savoury and sweet
options each week.

demonstration to encourage students to
purchase local produce and also talked
about the nutritional value meat has in Learning and Development students to
spend time within their setting. The girls
our diet. The students thoroughly
were involved in a variety of activities
enjoyed sampling the dishes.
and thoroughly enjoyed their time with
GCSE Home Economic students had
82 the children.
another successful year demonstrating