05/29/2026
✨ Program Highlight: Albany High School Life Skills Program
This month, we're highlighting our partnership with the Life Skills Program at Albany High School.
Chef Educator Sarah has been cooking alongside 17–21-year-old students in the school's Special Education Department, exploring new foods, building kitchen skills, and having plenty of fun along the way.
Together, they've made everything from breakfast burritos and plantain curry with rice to zucchini fritters and muffins. They've talked about flavor, tried new ingredients, and approached every class with curiosity, focus, and a healthy pinch of humor.
One moment from this month really stuck with us.
While making zucchini muffins, a student who had spent much of the program reluctant to participate found his groove while grating zucchini. That confidence carried right over into slicing scallions, turning something that was usually met with a "no thank you" into a challenge he was excited to take on.
The class was skeptical about putting vegetables into a muffin, too. But after baking nearly a dozen extra, there wasn't a single one left over.
Sometimes the best moments happen when students surprise themselves.
Thanks for having us, Albany High—we can't wait to keep cooking together!
