Pizzas cooked by children, teachers and parents at Woodberry Public School were key ingredients in forming friendships and understanding when they met for a feast recently.
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The occasion, hosted by Youth Express, was held at the Woodberry Community Garden, a Woodberry Community Culture and Caring project.
And students, supervised by adults, tried their hand at cooking pizzas in the school’s special ovens.
“We organise these free pizza days where all parents and the community are welcome,” Woodberry Caring Community co-ordinator Craig Manhood said.
“We constructed the ovens at the school in partnership with a training company in Sydney and with the help of students from Francis Greenway High School,” he said.
Joanne Nelson, who works with Youth Express, said: “We have had a couple of pizza cookings here involving the school and the community and they have been very successful.
“There is a good atmosphere here as well as good food and we find these occasions bring the school and the community together.
“It makes us all feel part of a team working together.”
Present at the occasion was Jane Blakeney, connections and marketing co-ordinator with Hunter Water, who gave the school a grant for a rainwater tank for use in the garden.
Mr Manhood said parents were also invited to various environmental workshops.
“Here they can learn how to save money while reducing their impact on the environment,” he said.
The Woodberry Community culture and Caring project is harvesting beans, pumpkins, egg plants, cucumbers and tomatoes.
“We inform the Woodberry community about how to sustainably improve their local environment,” Mr Manhood said.
“The food we grow is available to community members and to disadvantaged homes.”
Youth Express can be contacted on 4931 2777.
