Teen Chef

‘Teen Chef’ is a SEGAP initiative that will run across four independent and Catholic schools. By getting involved, students are creating the opportunity to learn cooking and culinary skills, life and team skills and communication skills.  The challenge was open to all Year 10 and 11 students across Kilbreda.

During Design and Technologies Week, in Week 5, ‘Teen Chef’ teams attended a ‘cook off’ to gain a spot in our final team. This final team will represent Kilbreda College at Killester College next term. It was an overcast dreary day, but the warmth and cosy food aromas filled the Food Technology Kitchen.

Amongst the delectable meals plated that day was an exotic Japanese chicken curry, a vegetarian lasagna, a mini berry pavlova, a baked cheesecake with orange candy and a classic favourite, Tiramisu.  Whilst the five teams worked hard to create delightful and delicious meals, Ms Wright and I knew we had a difficult decision on our hands to select the final teams. As far as we were concerned all the teams deserved a spot. The criteria called for one savory and one dessert team.

Congratulations

Congratulations to all entrants and thank you for your creativity and joy you bring to your menus.

Caaren Hulme
Learning Leader: Design and Technologies

Year 7 Textiles

Students must first appreciate the unique work space that is the Textiles Room and be made aware of its inherent dangers. Students created safety posters as part of their work in the area of ‘Risk Assessments’.

Students in Year 7 Textiles recently worked to design and produce t-shirts that conveyed a message. The students researched and considered all the elements that go into producing a t-shirt. These elements include responsible design, honouring the cotton fields, water, energy and textile workers from around the world who manufacture and distribute our garments.

Student Work: Sofia Gracias (left), Lucia Dennis (right) and Elise Marchese (below)

Bernadette Clark
Textiles Teacher

Student Reflection

In Year 7 Textiles, we have learnt a variety of skills like using the room safely, designing t-shirts that make a change, hand embroidery (running stitch, chain stitch and back stitch), threading a bobbin and using a sewing machine to create straight and zig zag lines on paper then onto fabric. 

At the beginning of our Textiles classes we started the process of making a t-shirt design. To create this we made mood boards, brainstormed ideas and our final stage was going onto Canva to create our final design. Our t-shirts needed to have a compassionate meaning to align with a topic of choice.

As we waited for the designs to be pressed, we started hand embroidery. We sketched guidelines to help us, as it was our first time. Then, we learnt how to do the ‘running stitch’, ‘back stitch’ and ‘chain stitch’.

As we finished hand embroidery, we moved to the sewing machines. We started off on paper guidelines to gain confidence. Slowly but surely, people began to finish. Then we were onto fabric.  

First, we learnt how to load a bobbin. Then we set up the machine and transferred to using pieces of fabric. We started off with straight stitch, then zig zags. It’s safe to say everyone has a load of fun in Textiles during this semester.

Caitlyn Cramer and Alexandra Crawford
Year 7

Wool4School Competition

Who is your Hero?

My experience participating in the Wool4School competition was inspiring. I was asked to design an outfit for my chosen ‘hero’. My hero was Meghan Markle because of her commitment to speaking up for human rights, especially women’s rights.

I learnt that wool is a revolutionary product that we should be wearing more of. It is biodegradable, renewable, breathable, anti-wrinkle, stain resistant, soft and so much more. Wool in my opinion is underrated, we can use it in different ways to make all sorts of clothing.

I was able to design an outfit that incorporated Meghan Markle’s passion for equality and her sense of fashion. I wanted to keep it simple as she is always seen in plain, modern outfits and then have all the symbols and quotes that represent her views on human rights on a beautiful pink coat made of Merino woven wool. It was amazing to see all the hard work that was put in come to life in the form of our illustrations that were submitted to the Wool4School competition.

Thank you to the College and Ms Clark for giving us the opportunity to participate in the Wool4School competition. 

Annabelle Michel
Year 9