Home‑Ed Cooking Classes

Booking

  • Home ed sessions run every Wednesday & Friday

  • Suitable for anyone from age 6 upwards

  • All ingredients and equipment provided

  • Spaces are limited to keep groups small and supportive

  • Adults and children can cook together

  • Can be funded by charities / businesses

To book a place, send us a message through the contact form or email hello@communitycookproject.com. We’ll confirm availability and share everything you need before the session.

Our group and home‑ed lessons give people - especially kids and young people - the chance to learn real cooking skills in a relaxed, friendly setting — chopping, mixing, tasting, experimenting, and most importantly, eating together.

Each session is hands‑on and confidence‑building. We explore fresh ingredients, try new flavours, and make dishes that families can recreate at home. It’s practical, social learning with plenty of laughter and shared plates.

Whether you or your kids are complete beginners or already love being in the kitchen, our sessions are a place to grow skills, make connections, and enjoy the simple joy of cooking side by side.

Home ed cooking class - Maddie chopping tomatoes to make Mango salsa
Home ed cooking class - Eden making Jamaican fried dumplings
Child marinading chicken in a sri lankan kitchen

  • 'It was moving to watch them feel proud, capable, and connected'

    “After learning and practicing together, the children helped to cook a shared meal for the wider Elements community. It was moving to watch them feel proud, capable, and connected, knowing they were contributing something real and nourishing to others. This project was about much more than cooking - it was about collaboration, responsibility, generosity, and the joy of feeding people together. A heart-led initiative that left a lasting impression on both the children and the community.”

    Daniella Sofer - Founder of Elements Worldschool (Sri Lanka)

  • "I love that it was all about empowering the kids"

    Thanks so much for today. And thanks to Oscar as well. You’re a great chef! Those quesadillas you made were absolutely delicious! 👌

    You were so lovely with Andrew as well, thank you, I really appreciate it. You have a lovely calm and positive demeanour and I love that it was all about empowering the kids to do things themselves.

    - Nina

  • "The pride on his face—the sense that he’d contributed something real—that’s something we won’t forget."

    “We were blessed to be part of a community cook event in Sri Lanka, share in the food & experience. Our son was given the opportunity to experience first hand cooking alongside other children, exploring smells, tastes, and textures in ways that went far beyond following a recipe. It was hands-on education at its best. Then they took over a formal kitchen and served dinner to over 50 people. The pride on his face—the sense that he’d contributed something real—that’s something we won’t forget.

    You don’t often meet people who’ve thought this deeply about how to use what they love to genuinely better the world around them. The fact that they’re taking this on the road, building these programs as they travel, speaks to a commitment that goes beyond good intentions.

    Honestly, this project is going to become a movement & we are so blessed to have been part of it. If you have the opportunity to experience or be part of this movement, do not hesitate.”

    - Tegan Lloyd

  • "from the very first moment we felt at home and part of something meaningful."

    The community cook was one of the highlights of our time in Sri Lanka. As a family traveling long-term, it was much more than just great food — it created an easy, natural way to connect with other families in a warm, welcoming, and relaxed atmosphere. Everything was thoughtfully organized, the food was delicious, and from the very first moment we felt at home and part of something meaningful.

    - Gili Barel