Daily Eastern News: June 14, 2007 Eastern Illinois University

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" WWW.DENNEWS.COM Eastern Illinois University, Charleston UNIVERSITY I TARBLE UNIVERSITY I KITCHEN Artistic Mini-chefs c·reate big meals education EIU Program shows children their way at Tarble around the kitchen By Jeffrey Wallace Staff writer Art classes offered for kids ages 4 to 14 Many parents lament that their children don't spend enough time in the kitchen learning che basics By Dave Pennell of cooking and manners. This is Sports Editor not the case for che young studems enrolled in the Kid's Cooking Academy being held chis summer The Tarble Arrs Cencer is in Klehm Hall. currently holding art classes for Tue Kid's Cooking Academy children again this year for kids program. which is headed by Family aged4-14. Children will participate and Consumer Sciences insrruccor in three different classes going on Kathy Rhodes and sponsored by the through the rest of this month. School of Continuing Education, The classes, held in T arble, teach emphasizes cooking skills and kids about a variety of art styles dining etiquette as well as kitchen and techniques as well as different safety. cultures and historical periods. "We wanted co teach kids" Four and five year olds, the before they gor co high school or youngest group, are learning about college so we got together a class art and customs from various that would teach children about regions in the Mulriculrural Art cooking. etiquette, and nutrition" class going on all this week. Rhodes said. "Many students come Students are studying five co college today and don't know differenr counrries and creating anything about food preparation, Fourth-grader Mikaela Williams (left), of Mattoon, helps prepare some lasagna with sixth graders from \>ro~ects that are native co chat part we are seeking to help chem in this Charleston Shelby Road (middle) and Kelsi Patterson (right) at Kiehm hall Wednesday evening. The of the world. The Exploring 2- regud", she added. Kids Cooking Academy helps children learn to cook everyday meals that most families would prepare for D Media class is offered to six to Tue program also promotes the themselves. eight year olds and lasts until June children to have a healthy body lasagna. Each srudent gets a Network, so we decided to get her and come from communities across 28. Children in this class will gain image. "We like for the kids co cookbook, apron and culinary into it." the region. Several children of EIU experience in a variety of media know chat it's okay co have certain tools. The consensus among several of faculty members are also enrolled such as paint, printmaking and body types" Rhodes said. Students break up inco groups the students was "It's great here, it's in the program including President fabric. - The purpose of the course is not and each prepares an assigned so much fun to cook." Lou Hencken's granddaughter. The srudents then use chose ro just teach the most simple of dish. Students are able to divide _ The program is three weeks Tue program has proven to be skills co emulate the scyle of fumous dishes. up their product and consume their long and three days a week. The quite popular as there is a waiting arciscs like Pict Mondrian, Salvador "'This is not a jello lab" Rhodes delicious creations. classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday, list of 20 children wanting co Dali, and Faith Ringold. Kids aged said. "'The kids are more advanced Parents and children equally and Thursday from 10 a.m. co 12 participate in addition to the nine co fourteen are attending the than you chink" she added. expressed delight in the academy's p.m. and another class meeting 6 to possibility of another program in class entitled A World of Folk Art The students starred the existence. 8 p.m. in Klehm hall room 1411. August chat would more likely where they learn about folk art program on Tuesday, preparing Parent Laurie Richardson of Weekly field trips are scheduled to resemble a day camp. traditions from Mexico, Africa, strawberry banana tofu smoothies, Ashmore, whose daughter is in the different restaurants around town as and Early America. Kit Morice, trail mix, and peanut butter Buff program, said "My daughter has wellasgrocerystorescavengerhunts. Curator of Education at the Tuble, mix. On Wednesday, they were always wanted to be a chef, she The 34 students in the academy » SEE MINI-CHEFS, PAGE 5 said the children get more intensive on to preparing µie more advanced likes cooking and watches the Food range in age from nine co thirteen exposure ro an techniques in the classes than they would in a regular UNIVERSITY I BOY'S STATE classroom. "Our classes are very varied in terms of the offerings and the media they work with. Our instructors are professional artists or arr educarors. And also we have long camp run by the American small class sizes so (the kids) get Legion that teaches high school more one on one than when it's a boys in the summer before their class of 25 or 30 kids with one art senior year the political structure teacher." of American government as well Also, many kids who might nor as sporrsmanship and the electoral be doing well in school will often process. benefit from different kinds of Dias, 17, heard about the camp ceachibg. In a room 6lled with boys from from his cousin who attended "'There are kids chat excel uound the state, candidates for the in Missouri. Before having to visually and learn in ways different Premier Boy's State state elections leave early because personal issues from others so sometimes kids come to the podium in Lantz arena involving a friend in a fatal car who might noc be doing well hoping co gain the votes of their accident, Dias remembers his cousin academically in school really fellow citizens Wednesday night. telling him the amount of "stuff' blossom in the art classes." Either by supporting their own he was learning about himself and Morice also stated that the personal achievements, relating becoming a better leader. museum setting of the classes offers themselves co classic TV shows, such At first, Dias said he did not a unique learning environment as full house or quoting multiple think coo much about it, but his that children don't usually get in song lyrics from current artists such dad suggested he should try Premier an arr class in school. as Eminem, the candidates hoped llATEY MITOIEU. I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Boy's State ouc. Classes frequently discuss works co show that they were the best of "My school was not too vocal Sam Diaz, 17, stands in front of campaign sign at Thomas Hall for his on display in Tuble and will even the best. about the program until I came co canidacy for governor of Premier Boy's State. incorporate scyles from current One candidate; however, chose the councilor about it. There was an exhibitions into their projeccs. co honor his experiences and his Metamora Township High Sarurday..All hewantedwasachance application on the desk and he said friendships in the humblest of ways School student Sam Dias did not co become a better leader, and now I could go ifI was interested." n SEE ART, PAGE 5 while giving his speech for Premier know exactly what to expect when he is a candidate for governor. Boy's State'.s highest office. he came tQ Premier Boy's State on Premier B.oy's State is a week » SEE TIANSmONJN,, PAGE 5 U news WWW.DfNNEW$.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I THURSDAY 6.14 OZ Production staff the Student PubkatlOll5 Office 11 S..zzatd Hal ~ · "1lef.. -·--·--·.Adam Tedder The Daitf Eastern N...s Is a mentJer ol lc.ld DesicJier Mam Tedder The Assocaled f'ress. wt1ch IS~ to o<Mlvt Copy edlor Chis Yi'~ use of Ill arlldes ~ 11 llis p!lbb!lon. omne proc*xtion-----..·---Sc'tll Mt!ltt S.bscriptio11 price I SSO pe1 semester, S30 lor $U!M1er, S9S an year. Editorial board Comments I Tips (OIUcl ¥IJ d Ille above staff ~ yw be£eve EOt« II d'iel ... --.Adlln Tedder your irbmo:ion IS relevant to al their proWled e-mail ~ess. ---·-···--··--··-.. ·-· [email protected] Managing ed'~or ................ _ ....... _ ...... 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