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High School Teachers Go Back to School During Summer Vacation FRLA Educational Foundation Hosts 17th Annual ProStart Teacher Training Institute at Johnson & Wales University
Stuart Gray, Sue Bullard and Calvin Lewis. Peter Diulio (inset) is from Nature Coast Technical High School in Hernando County.
Tallahassee – Over 90 Florida high school foods instructors become students again for one week during their summer vacation. The teachers participated in the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation’s (FRLAEF) 17th Annual ProStart Teacher Training Institute this summer. This important training event took place at Johnson & Wales University’s (JWU) North Miami Campus. Participating instructors are involved in teaching FRLAEF’s two-year ProStart School-to-Career curriculum.
The instructors returned to school to fine-tune their culinary skills and foodservice knowledge during this weeklong event. While the teachers were able to have a little fun, there was no skipping class! They spent countless hours hitting the books and studying hard. The teachers were divided into four groups based on their past attendance at the event. First year attendees learned the basics of kitchen essentials, knife skills, dining room service, kitchen safety and sanitation and stocks. Second year ProStart instructors covered topics
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such as nutrition, storeroom operations, desserts & baked goods and salads & garnishing. There was no slacking off, as third year participants learned how to identify and cut meats, cake decorating, advanced kitchen design and special event planning. The fourth year attendees finished off their experience with business accounting, strategic marketing, French pastries, candies and cookies. All participants will take the information learned during the weeklong training back to the classroom and share it with their students.
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