Since its founding in Northfield, MN in 2011, The Young Chefs Program has grown from a local after school program to a network of educators spreading science and cooking across the globe. This rapid expansion of Young Chefs necessitates a global leadership structure that extends beyond Northfield, MN, and can ensure that Young Chefs evolves without compromising the quality of its educational materials or ongoing programs.

With this in mind, the Carleton College volunteers, leaders, and supervisors, have worked together to establish The Young Chefs Advisory Board. This is a group that serves as a general point of contact for the rapidly proliferating Young Chefs Program branches, in addition to regulating the creation and editing of Young Chefs Program curriculum available to the public. The board will never privatize the our resources and lesson plans, and will not interfere with any local programs such as those in Northfield and Faribault, MN. Rather, this board is a group tasked with developing and maintaining a Young Chefs Program vision and a commitment to high-quality science and cooking education. By bringing together people with diverse passions, skills, and interests, this board will help Young Chefs Program evolve and grow in a cohesive and controlled way, empowering educators to optimally use our resources. Long-term, this advisory board could serve as a basis for a future non-profit organization.

While people have different roles with different tasks and commitments, the board as a whole will convene in quarterly online meetings to discuss ongoing developments and projects. In addition, the board will work with educators throughout the year as needed to review and develop curriculum for publication on the website. We are so excited!