Police: Darien Man, 53, Stopped for Failing to Use His Blinker, Charged With Violating Restraining Order Police: Renter Awakes to Find New Landlord Standing Over Him, Knife in Hand, Demanding to Know When He’s Moving Out See this Web page to follow the links shown in the illustration below:Ī Twitter List by TheDarienite Subscribe via RSS Past Month's Most Read Parks and Rec partner organizations and instructors are also offering free prerecorded workout sessions and fun activities for families to enjoy together. The list continues to grow, so check the new webpage regularly as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates. More ClassesĪfter having to make the painful decision to cancel our spring programming, Darien Parks and Recreation’s virtual offerings have grown and expanded in a matter of weeks to now include Woodshop, Guitar Lessons, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Mad Science and Ukulele Lessons. Once a cook feels confident making cookies, they may be ready to next make simple dinners for the whole family. Kids can be great helpers, if given the confidence and positive guidance to do so. As times are changing, children may be called on more and more to become coworkers in the family workplace.Īs a community, she would like for us all to work together in finding fun, productive and educational ways to get us through this current situation and beyond. They weren’t being graded with a check mark from the teacher, but a tasty treat, if made correctly.Įmpowering children (and now youth) has always been a major part of Chef Lisa’s adult life. This provided a big incentive for following directions. Her connection between kids and food came when she started creating simple recipes with directions for her students to make in class. She found different ways to teach reading without her students realizing they were getting a reading lesson. Early in her career she taught first grade, where she guided nonreaders into becoming readers.
To keep people out of the grocery stores, the ingredients will usually be nonperishable ingredients, which may come out of a can, freezer, box or bag and fruits with long shelf lives.īranford Benton building a game (called Shut the Box) in our new online Woodshop program.Ĭlass sessions will continue online as long as there is “shelter in place” or as long as there is demand.Ĭhef Lisa’s background is in elementary education. These sites will offer the recipe of the day, grocery lists, as well as the equipment needed for when the class begins. Each week will offer a different sweet, which include pies, cakes, cookies, crepes and fruit crumbles.Ĭheck the menu schedule and information on the Darien Parks and Rec website on their NEW Virtual Programming webpage at or the SproutChefs blog at for this session as well as future sessions. The classes are scheduled for the next five Fridays, April 24 through May 22. The class will not end until the last participant has completed their recipe. Some chefs finish early, while others may have more questions and want more time. The classes are scheduled to last an hour, but that may vary.
During the next upcoming session, participants may pick and choose from a variety of dessert classes offered every Friday at 3 p.m.Įnrollment is limited to 10 participants, so that individual attention can be given to each chef.
an announcement from Darien Parks and Recreation DepartmentĬlasses are setup so kids can be the chefs and their parents can assist as sous-chefs. Chef Lisa Nelms of SproutChefs teaching a new Parks and Recreation Department online cooking class.