The Borys Kolesnikov Charity Fund, with the support of the Board of Trustees of Konstantinovka, continues to implement social and educational programs in the Donetsk region.
On March 22, the President of the Fund, Borys Kolesnikov, solemnly opened the School of Cooking Art at the base of Professional Lyceum of Konstantinovka. Thanks to the latest equipment and experienced chefs, all students of the Donetsk region with food specialties can take master classes for free, learn from the best masters, as well as improve their professional skills.
The Fund reconstructed a 500 m² dining room of the lyceum, purchased advanced equipment from well-known world manufacturers from Italy, Germany, Sweden, France, South Korea; equipped a pastry shop, a bar complex, a production room for 16 workplaces and a training class for 24 students. The confectionery and production departments are equipped with cameras that demonstrate online classes on a large screen in the classroom. Repair work and the purchase of ultramodern equipment cost the fund 7.5 million UAH.
Teachers of the school have undergone additional training, chefs from across the country have been invited to cooperate, and special programs have been developed for full-time and distance education of young people using best practices in cooking and restaurant business. The President of the Fund emphasizes that this is an investment in a new generation of specialists, new opportunities and the future of the Donetsk region.
“We have three main tasks. The first one is full-time education of students in the north-west of the Donetsk region based on the School of Cooking Art, which was opened today. The Fund will allocate buses to bring students from Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Bakhmut and Pokrovsk here. If the experiment is successful (and I have no doubt about it), we will build another school of this type in Mariupol. The second item a night school at the basis of this school for those who want to get a second profession. A second education definitely does not hurt anyone, especially those who want to learn.
They say that robotic automation is coming, but I think that a computer will not soon be able to cook a borsch as tasty. And the third part of the program is culinary master classes for all residents of the Donetsk region, learning high art for themselves,” – Borys Kolesnikov noted.
At the grand opening of the School, students of the Professional Lyceum of Konstantinovka held a two-hour master class on cooking pizza and rolls, and gave a treat to the guests of the event.
“Exquisite and tasty food is a little pleasure, the easiest way to please a person and cheer him/her up. In the future I want to open my cafe, amaze visitors, and create a cozy atmosphere. Thanks to the great initiative of the Fund and such an incredible gift for students, I am sure that we will succeed. In the future, we will become famous cooks, restaurateurs, technologists – people whose vocation is to please and surprise others,” – Vladislava Mendruch, a student of the lyceum, shared her impressions.
Not only students of relevant universities can study in the School of Cooking Art. The Fund invites everyone to improve their skills in preparing various dishes at free master classes. Registration for residents of the Donetsk region, days and topics of classes are available on the Fund's website.
