Ages 4 – 18 · Midrand, Johannesburg

Inspiring Young
Cooks & Bakers

Bizzy Chefs inspires Nursery, Preparatory, and High School students to be the best version of themselves through learning, creating, and enjoying food.

3
Age Groups Served
10
Months per Year
14+
Cooking Skills Taught
2012
Founded (Blue Hills Bake)
About Bizzy Chefs

Cooking is a Life Skill
We Make it Fun

Bizzy Chefs has a vision of becoming the leading training provider for school-going children between the ages of 4 and 18. We want to inspire Nursery, Preparatory and High School students to be the best version of themselves through learning, creating and enjoying food.

As we move through the different learning stages, our children start as an Egg, then begin to feed on royal Jelly and suck the sweet Nectar, and eventually make their own Honey — so is the Bizzy Chef Journey.

Meet Our Chef
Bizzy Chefs cooking class
Cupcakes
The Bizzy Chef Journey
Our Pollinators

Divided into Hives

Each child progresses through our three programme levels, building skills and confidence at every stage.

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EGG

Nursery School Students


Our tiniest chefs take their very first steps in the kitchen. Sessions are 30 minutes of fun, safe, guided cooking play.

  • Food awareness & exploration
  • Simple sensory activities
  • Supervised kitchen safety
  • Fine motor skill development
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JELLY & NECTAR

Preparatory Students


Young learners develop essential cooking and baking skills. 1-hour hands-on sessions every week.

  • Following recipes step by step
  • Basic knife skills (age appropriate)
  • Kitchen hygiene & food safety
  • Cooking and baking fundamentals
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HONEY

High School Students


Teens refine their culinary craft with advanced techniques. 1-hour professional-level instruction.

  • Advanced baking and cooking techniques
  • Special diets & nutrition
  • Meat, poultry & proteins
  • Pastry & artisan bread
  • Pastries, cakes and sugar craft
Curriculum

What We Teach

Our programme covers a wide range of skills — from foundational learning to advanced culinary techniques. Every lesson is designed to be fun, safe and educational.

Critical Thinking Nutrition Awareness Hygiene Cooking Techniques 🧁 Baking Teamwork

  • Measurement
  • Following Instructions
  • Sequencing
  • Science concepts
  • Fine motor Skills
  • Creativity
  • Responsibility
  • Vocabulary and Literacy
  • Concentration

  • Food handling, food safety
  • Recipes and recipe reading
  • Basic knife skills
  • Introduction to kitchen utensils and usage
  • Herbs, spices, sauces, stocks and soups
  • Meat, poultry and eggs
  • Special diets – Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Intolerance
  • Cold food – mixed greens, making vinaigrette
  • Rice, grains and pulses
  • Pasta
  • Pancakes
  • Mixed vegetables
  • Cooking techniques: baking, boiling, shallow frying, steaming, braising, blanching, sauté

  • Kitchen and food hygiene
  • Baking equipment and ingredients
  • Baking methods and production process
  • Bread making
  • Biscuits
  • Cakes and muffins
  • Pastries
  • Special diets – health conditions and lifestyles
Schedule

Programme Information

February – November each year

Programme Duration

Classes start the first week of February and end the last week of November.

Class Frequency

One class per week for all students throughout the programme.

Session Length – Prep & High School

1-hour sessions for Preparatory and High School students.

Session Length – Nursery School

Thirty-minute sessions designed specially for our youngest learners.

Take-Home Policy

All food prepared by students is packed and taken home to share with family.

Location

Carlswald Midrand 1685, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Bees at Work

Bizzy Chef bee mascot

Ready to Join the Hive?

Give your child the gift of culinary confidence. Register today for our February intake!