Hamilton-8 Week Cooking Program for kids with ASD

Registration Opens September 16 at 9:00AM 

Families in Hamilton are invited to participate in 8 weeks of Cooking Class program. This program will be supported and run by Big Spoon Lil Spoon-Hamilton. Each week will feature a new recipe, and children will be able to learn new skills supported by a student mentor.  

Big Spoon Lil Spoon is a student-run organization offering children/youth opportunities to learn skills to lead a happy and healthy lifestyle. Big Spoon Lil Spoon provides 1:1 mentorship during programs to both build and sustain friendship, develop social skills, and help children with intellectual disabilities develop skills.

Cost:

Participation in this 8 week cooking program is free. 

Notes:

This program is open to children/youth with ASD ages 7-21 years of age. 

Spaces are limited. Registration is required. 

Participation at all 8 weeks of the program is strongly encouraged. Please consider this prior to registering. 

Your son/daughter will be paired with a Big Spoon (university student volunteer) to participate alongside them for 8 weeks. Parents are asked to complete the “Mentor Match” Form so that Big Spoon Little Spoon organization can best match your child with a mentor.

Mentor Match Form: http://bit.ly/bslshamilton19

Program Partnership

Special thanks to Big Spoon Lil Spoon Hamilton for selecting Autism Ontario to work with. To learn more about Big Spoon Lil Spoon, please visit their website http://www.bigspoonlilspoon.ca/