Common Threads provides after-school programming to children between eight and 12 years old.

Students learn basic kitchen skills, cooking techniques, and the importance of fresh ingredients as they prepare healthy ethnic cuisine together. Chef Instructors incorporate nutrition tips and cultural information into lessons that teach our students how to connect with their bodies, their neighbors, and their world in a healthy way.

Classes areoffered in 12-week sessions throughout the school-year—fall andspring. Classes meet once per week and are free to students who qualifyfor free or reduced school lunches. Common Threads currently provides programs in fourteen different Chicago neighborhood locations, one in Miami and two in Los Angeles.

Upcoming Classes Chicago

Class:Garden Class
Date:Tuesdays May 12, 19
Time:3:00-5:00pm
Location: Kenwood Park

Class:Garden Class
Date:Thursdays May 7, 14, 21, 28
Time:3:15-5:15pm
Location: Kenwood Park

Class:Cross-Town Exchange Class
Date:Thursday, May 28th
Time:9:30am-12:00pm
Location: The Chopping Block at the Merchandise Mart

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Mondays, January 12, 26; Feb 2,9,23; March 9,16,30; April 13,20,27; May 4
Time:3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Comer Youth Center
7200 S. Ingleside Avenue

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Mondays, January 12,26; Feb 2,9,23; March 9,16,30; April 13,20,27; May 4
Time:4:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: Whole Foods South Loop
1101 S. Canal Street
*Open enrollment available at this location! Limited space available; Sign up at the Whole Foods Customer Service Desk 1 day prior to class.

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Mondays, January 12,26; Feb 2,9,23; March 9,16,30; April 13,20,27; May 4
Time:4:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: Washburne South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Mondays, January 12, 26; February 2, 9, 23; March 9, 16, 30; April 13, 20, 27; May 4
Time:4:00-6:00 pm
Location: 401 S. State St.
Robert Morris College

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Tuesdays,January 13; Feb 10,17,24; March 3,10,17,31; April 14, 21; May 5, 12
Time:3:30 - 5:30 pm
Location: Abraham Lincoln Centre
3858 South Cottage

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Tuesdays,January 13,20,27; Feb 3,10,17,24; March 3,10,17,31; April 14
Time:3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Washburne South Shore Cultural Center
7059 S. South Shore Dr.

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Wednesdays, January 21,28; Feb 4,11,18,25; March 4,11,18; April 15,22,29
Time:3:30pm-5:30 pm
Location: Chopping Block
4747 N. Lincoln

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Wednesdays, January 14,21,28; Feb 11,18,25; March 4,11,18; April 15,22
Time:4:00- 6:00 pm
Location: Washburne Kennedy King College
6301 S. Halsted

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Wednesdays, January 21,28; Feb 4,11,18,25; March 11,18; Tuesdays, March 31, April 14, Wednesdays April 22, 29
Time:4:30-6:30 pm
Location: Jordan Community School
7414 N. Wolcott

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Thursdays, January 15,22; Feb 5,19; March 5,12,19; April 2,16,23, 30; May 7
Time:4:00-6:00 pm
Location: Ronald McDonald House at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5444 S. Drexel Avenue

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Thursday, January 15,22,29; Feb 5,19,26; March 5,12,19; April 2,16,23
Time:4:00- 6:00 pm
Location: Chinese American Service League
2141 S. Tan Court

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Mondays, January 12,26; Feb 9,23; March 2,9,16; April 13,20,27; May 4, 11, 18
Time:2:30-4:30 pm
Location: The Accelerated School
4000 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Wednesdays, January 14-March18; April 1,5,15
Time:4:30-6:30 pm
Location: Challenger's Boys & Girls Club
5029 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
Date:Mondays, March 16,23,30; April 13,20,27; May 4,11,13 (Wednesday),18;19, 26
Time:3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Johnson and Wales University
1701 NE 127 Street
Miami, FL