Cooking Goals

What is it?

Cooking Goals is designed to help participants develop essential functional life skills while also building confidence working as part of a team. The program focuses on teaching the principles of meal preparation, organisation, time management, and social skills in a practical, engaging way.

Working in small groups, participants:

• Follow step-by-step instructions to prepare a meal
• Learn and practise safe food handling and preparation techniques — from chopping vegetables to cooking and plating
• Manage time and tasks as a group to ensure the meal is ready together
• Share the finished meal with their peers, encouraging conversation, cooperation, and social connection

The group setting helps participants learn how to:

• Take turns and share responsibilities
• Problem-solve and adapt together
• Support each other’s strengths and needs in the kitchen

By the end of the term, each participant will have their own budget-friendly recipe book containing the meals they’ve made — a great resource to share with friends and family at home.

Cooking Goals is facilitated by our Therapy and/or Mentor Teams and can be funded through an NDIS Plan under the appropriate categories.