Share your successful baking program and win $1,000! The Home Baking Association is offering this award to draw attention to the excellent home baking education programs across the country. We want to applaud educators and community youth leaders who have implemented outstanding, interdisciplinary baking education programs. These baking programs play a role in the development of academically and socially well-rounded children.

Who’s Eligible?
A classroom educator or community program leader teaching baking within his/her community to young people 6 to 18 years of age.  Youth who have developed a program that teaches other youth to bake are also invited to submit an entry in this category.

1. Entries must be limited to one three-ring binder. Pages should be no larger than 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Entry should include:

• A concise summary no longer than one typewritten page. This summary must be the first item in the binder.
• Supporting information within the four judging criteria areas. Each of the judging criteria areas should have its own tabbed section with supporting documents.  Supporting materials would be measurable objectives, methods of pre-/post-evaluation/testing, news clippings, reports, letters of peer and student reference (no more than five), photos and samples of other important tactical materials.
  
  

2. Print, clip, and fill out the entry form and mail it along with your binder to:

Home Baking Association
2931 S.W. Gainsboro Road
Topeka, KS 66614-4413

The entry deadline is May 15, 2006. Winners will be notified by July 1, 2006. Call the Home Baking Association at (785) 478-3283 if you have any questions.

The central focus of entries must be baking education and its multiple  benefits to young people, families and/or communities. Entries will be screened by professionals in the field related to the category. Final selections will be made by the Home Baking Association and will be based upon the following weighted criteria:

Baking Emphasis/Execution and Interdisciplinary Skills (35%): Detail how the program emphasized and taught baking skills as a relevant part of today's lifestyle.

Creativity (25%): Describe what made your program unique, fun and appealing to youth. How did you use an interdisciplinary, multicultural and/or intergenerational approach? 

Project Planning (15%): What were your objectives?  Describe the situation on which the program or project is based. What impact did it have on students, family or community?  Who was your audience? What were the baking attitudes/skills before you began the program? 

Project Summary (25%): Based on your objectives, describe the results of your program. How many youth were reached? What was the impact of your project? What skills in baking were achieved? Explain how your program helped or impacted your community. Describe student community involvement.