Montessori-inspired cooking classes for children and teens.
about us
Little Kitchen Academy is the premier Montessori-inspired cooking academy for children and teens, dedicated to changing lives from scratch. At LKA, students develop independence, confidence, and healthy eating habits that empower them to make informed choices and positively impact their communities. More than a cooking school, LKA is a movement to create a better world through responsible food education. LKA is proud to partner with leading brands including, BIRKENSTOCK, ChefWorks, ChopValue, Click & Grow, Emeco, IKEA, Küssi, PRISE Inc., Scrub Daddy, and Welcome Industries.
The academy is supported by an esteemed group of ambassadors and advisors: Iconic Celebrity Chef Cat Cora, Hollywood Legend Supermensch Shep Gordon, NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook, and Hollywood Changemaker & Actor Oliver Trevena. In alignment with its mission to serve a brighter future, LKA supports impactful charitable organizations such as Changing Lives From Scratch Fund, Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation, Crisis Text Line, Kids Help Phone, and One Tree Planted, For a taste of LKA, visit littlekitchenacademy.com or join the LKA community on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
our vision A more educated, independent, and healthier society.
Little Kitchen Academy will become the global leader in teaching practical life skills and food literacy to children to promote a more educated, independent, and healthier society. At LKA, we foster an environment that supports each student’s growth and development. Our Montessori-inspired approach allows instructors to guide students in safely using tools and preparing recipes while encouraging independent exploration. This methodology cultivates practical life skills, independence, and socialization, enabling students to learn at their own pace.
Little Kitchen Academy Timeline.
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Meet Me in the Kitchen podcast
core valuesOur core values are Health, Empowerment, Joy, Mindfulness, Learning, Delight, and Inspiration.
At Little Kitchen Academy, we are committed to providing a safe, inspiring, and empowering environment for our students, instructors, and parents/legal guardians. Our core values guide our behaviour to create a more educated, capable, and healthy society.
Aligned with our core values is our Code of Conduct, which is an integral part of involvement with Little Kitchen Academy and requires all students, instructors, and parents/legal guardians to follow and uphold these Montessori Principles:
Care of self
Care of others
Care of environment
why Montessori Montessori education values the development of the whole child – physical, social, emotional, and cognitive.
With the utmost respect to Dr. Maria Montessori and the Montessori Method, we celebrate many of her discoveries, theories, and scientifically designed work. In particular, one of the most important tenets, Follow The Child, is at the core of our curriculum. We thoughtfully observe every LKA student, and as a result, we provide challenging work with attainable goals. Furthermore, our loving instructors step in only when needed because we know that our students are capable of so much! By allowing our students to take risks and work at their own pace grow confidence and independence both in and out of the kitchen.
welcome to our kitchen Teaching practical life skills and food literacy through cooking.
One of my favourite things to do when our children have friends over is to cook or bake together. I find willing helpers at all ages. They love to get involved and offer suggestions or opinions. I am always surprised at the varying degrees of confidence in the kitchen. The only constant is enthusiasm. While making recipes, we expose children to food literacy and teach them practical life skills. While making recipes, we expose children to basic fundamentals of math. They learn patterns, yields, time management, and fractions. They work with science. Adding or subtracting heat from matter, watching yeast bloom, and adding different elements to form reactions.
Welcome to my kitchen!
Felicity Curin, Founder, President & COO
Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.
Dr. Maria Montessori
