Creative Bread-baking tasks, realized by Students of School of Tourisme Ruse
| Keywords | Knowledge Emotion Communication Cooperation Participation Practical Application Research Cultural Heritage Intergenerational Intercultural Bread |
| Target Group | Civil Society Women Men Children Pupils Students Adults All Ages Families Roma People |
| Type of Action | Public Event Exhibition Research Text Writing Cultural Event Baking Action Food Preparation Food Sharing |
| Research | Recipes-Seasonal/Christmas/Eastern/... Traditions, Welcome Tradition |
| Location | Adult Education House Social Centre School University Municipality House |
| Pedagogical Aims | Communication Cooperation Information Practical Application Research |
| Use of Media | Computer Internet Video, Youtube |
| Dissemination | Press Internet |
| Geographical Scope | Local |
| Type of Method | Participatory-Orientated |
| Knowledge Transfer | Creative Skills |
| Area of work | Food Preparation |
| Location or Venue | University Of Ruse “A. Kanchev”/ 8 Studentska Str. 7017 Ruse, Bulgaria |
| Number of Participants | 100 |
| Website | http://bread-connects.tastes-of-danube.eu/2017/10/26/bread-connects-190-people-of-all-ages-in-ruse-on-12th-october/ |
Duration
| From | Until |
| 01/09/2019 | 05/09/2019 |
Short Description
Creative Bread-baking Task (CBT) is an interactive method which includes elements of:
- Creative tasks posing challenges to the participants
- Research-based learning
- Learning by doing and
- Cooperative learning.
The method provides conditions for identifying and acquiring new knowledge, which creates an atmosphere for quest, discoveries, and creativity that further motivates the students. When the creative task is practical with an unknown outcome, the opportunity to find an original, in other words their own solution based on their own experience and on the experience of their classmates and friends, creates conditions for cooperation, for cooperative learning, and communication among all the participants in the educational process.
The main objective of the creative task is active acquisition of new knowledge and developing the creative and social abilities of the learners. It must be innovative for the learners, solvable, interesting, related to their life and totally relevant to the objectives of the training and learning process.
The method was developed within the framework of the Tastes of the Danube: Bread Connects project.
Full Description
Creative Bread-baking Task poses the challenge of solving the following practice-oriented task – to find out recipes for baking ritual breads, which are used in some Danube countries, for the purpose of presenting our common European roots before a relevant audience, developing European awareness and diminishing of the existing prejudices.
The implementation of the task is divided into several main activities which are described and performed in pairs or in groups of three. These activities are as follows:
• To research and find out main celebrations common to the Danube countries which use ritual breads.
• To find the recipes for these breads.
• To conduct a comparative analysis of the recipes and identify the differences and similarities with the Bulgarian ritual breads.
• To experiment with the selected recipes by adding an ‘original’ or a ‘personal’ touch to them.
• To describe the final, personalized recipes.
• To translate the recipes from Bulgarian into English and German.
• To prepare brochures with the recipes and photos of the respective breads.
• To bake the ritual breads using the recipes in the brochures.
• To organize the presentation of the breads before a relevant international audience.
• To evaluate the implementation of the creative task.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1
Formulating a suitable creative practice-oriented task
The teacher independently researches a suitable creative practice-oriented task which is related to the objectives of the learning process and whose implementation includes elements of creative tasks, challenges, research-based learning, learning by doing and cooperative learning. The teacher then formulates the task and its main objective before the learners.
Step 2
Specifying the activities for the implementation of the Creative Bread-baking Task.
The teacher and students work together to divide the implementation of the task into main activities. They decide on the specific persons to fulfil the task, the venues for the implementation of the task, the provision of financial resources and materials, and they also assign a coordinator and mentors to supervise the activities.
Step 3
Organizing the implementation of the main activities.
The mentors, based on their specialization and responsibilities, monitor the group research and educational work of the students while performing the main activities – starting with the research of the common celebrations/ customs of the communities in the Danube countries which use ritual breads through to identifying, experimenting and updating of these recipes, followed by their description and translation into English and German, as well as the preparation of the brochures. The mentors report the interim results to the coordinator. Their task is a motivating and satisfying implementation of the activities leading to the successful completion of the Creative Bread-baking Task.
Step 4
Organizing the presentation of the results
The coordinator and mentors organize the presentation of the ritual breads included in the brochure. The process involves printing out of the brochures; deciding on and inviting a relevant audience (students of the same vocational profile or from the same school, representatives of centres and organizations which work in the field of vocational training, and some others); baking the breads; displaying the breads; presenting the idea about the common ritual breads of the Danube countries as a symbol of our common European roots; degustation of the breads with wine; a brief concert; congratulatory addresses of the guests to the students and organizers of the event; awarding the students with commendation certificates for a successfully completed creative task.
Step 5
Analysis and evaluation of the results
The coordinator and mentors analyse and evaluate the completion of the creative task from the point of view of the main objective of the process. They plan the changes needed for the future application of the method Creative Bread-baking Task.
Results
The results of the method are: acquisition of new knowledge; forming and developing creative and social skills, skills and abilities for solving problems and challenges, making decisions, research-based learning, learning by doing and cooperative learning. The method also results in joint performance, communication and cooperation; development of European awareness and diminution of prejudices.
Flyers, gallery; media releases
Variation of the approach
Application: with students of other age groups; larger cohorts of students; other types of audiences for the purpose of increasing the motivation of the learners and boosting the interest in their profession; mixed groups of various ages; mixed groups of various ethnoses; groups from different places; families; international groups.
Partner Organistions
| Name | Homepage | Logo |
| University of Ruse “A. Kanchev”, Bulgaria | https://www.uni-ruse.bg/en |  |
Responsbile Organistion
| Name | Homepage | Logo |
| High School of Tourism “Ivan P. Pavlov”, Ruse, Bulgaria |