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 are offered in eight-week sessions throughout the school-year—fall, winter, and spring. Classes meet once per week and are free to students who qualify for free or reduced school lunches. Common Threads currently provides programs in eight different Chicago neighborhood locations, and now at the Accelerated School in South Central Los Angeles.

• Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
• Date:Mondays, April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 2 (no class on May 26)
• Time:4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• Location:Kendall College
  900 N. North Branch Street
  Kitchen #330

• Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
• Date:Mondays, April 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 2, 9 (no class on May 26)
• Time:4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• Location:Whole Foods South Loop
  1101 S. Canal Street
  *Open enrollment available at this location! Sign up at the Whole Foods Customer Service Desk prior to class.

• Class:Cooking Skills and World Cuisine
• Date:Mondays, April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19
• Time:3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location:Comer Youth Center
  7200 S. Ingleside Ave.

• Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
• Date:Tuesdays, April 8-May 27
• Time:3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location:Whole Foods, Halsted
  3640 N. Halsted

• Class:Cooking Skills and World Cuisine
• Date:Wednesdays, April 9-May 28
• Time:3:45 - 5:45 p.m.
• Location:Washburne Kennedy King
  6301 South Halsted St.

• Class:Cooking Skills and World Cuisine
• Date:Wednesdays, April 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4
• Time:3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location:Jordan Community School
  7414 N. Wolcott

• Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
• Date:Wednesdays, April 9-May 28
• Time:3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• Location:Whole Foods, Lakeview
  3300 N. Ashland

• Class:Common Threads World Garden
• Date:Tuesdays, May 6-June 10
• Time:3:30pm-5:30pm
• Location:Kenwood Park
  49th and Dorchester

• Class:Common Threads World Garden
• Date:Thursdays, May 1-June 5
• Time:3:30-5:30
• Location:Kenwood Park
  49th and Dorchester

• Class:Cooking Skills and World Cuisine
• Date:Thursdays, April 10-May 29
• Time:3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• Location:South Shore Cultural Center
  7059 South Shore Drive
  Room #302

• Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
• Date:Thursdays, April 10-May 29
• Time:4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• Location:Association House
  1116 N. Kedzie Ave.

• Class:Cooking Skills & World Cuisine
• Date:Mondays, April 7, 14, 21; May 5, 12, 19; June 2, 9
• Time:3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• Location:The Accelerated School
  4000 S. Main St., Los Angeles

• Class:Cooking Skills and World Cuisine
• Date:Mondays, April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 2 (no class on May 26)
• Time:3:30 - 5:30pm
• Location:South Shore Cultural Center
  7059 South Shore Drive
  Room #302