FoodSTEM Programs
Informed by observing living systems in nature, a systems-change approach acknowledges that lasting change occurs when multiple parts of a system are considered: cause and effect, people, and policy, and how these elements interact.
After School Culinary Club
SelfSTEAM is an after-school culinary club and edible garden for K-12th-grade Indigenous Alaska Native girls and boys, which celebrates culture, nature, identity, and the earth through Food and STEAM: Food, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
Culinary Arts Camp Intensive
SelfSTEAM Kenirvik: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, is a week-long Culinary Arts Camp Intensive teaching the fundamentals of cooking, cultural identity, food sovereignty and traditional values merged with modern day techniques and the four basic elements that preserve and make food taste great.
Dipping Spoon Culinary Arts Scholarship
Dipping Spoon’s Culinary & Pastry Arts Scholarship aims to provde aspiring Alaska Native and American Indian Young Adults with a fully paid Culinary Arts Scholarship to attend the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The scholarship will provide supplies, travel, living expenses, wellness & self care package, paid externship w/partnering restaurants and mentorship from Industry Experts.
Upon completion of program, Dipping Spoon will assist graduating Chef recipients with future employment placement continuing education programs to empower Chefs creative and business portfolio.
FOOD | SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | ENGINEERING | ARTS | MATH | Public Policy | Equity
“I strongly urge Alaskans to require the teaching of Alaska history in our public schools. This will help us to understand the nature of the issues that we face today and in the future.” -Willie L. Iġġiaġruk Hensley, May 2021
CULTIVATING CULINARY ROCKSTARS, ROOTED IN CULTURE
