Each class occurs on Sundays from 2-4pm (high schoolers) and Wednesdays from 4-6pm (middle schoolers) at Piedmont Community Church kitchen.

Each baking session is eight (8) weeks long and each class is two (2) hours in length.

Youth who are enrolled in the 8-week session are expected to attend each week. We do not offer drop-in classes at this time.

We accept six (6) youth per session. As a beginning program, we are learning how many youth in the kitchen feels best and will make adjustments as needed when we grow as an organization.

Baking Wellness is available to any youth and is therefore not exclusively for Piedmont teens. Youth who live in Oakland or do not attend Piedmont High School are encouraged to apply.

The enrollment fee greatly supports program costs, including baking tools, ingredients, cleaning supplies, and aprons. It also goes toward each participant’s California Food Handler Certification.

Participants will take home baked goods to share! We are also brainstorming ways to use the baked goods for promotion and sales in the future— stay tuned!

While items are in the oven, we play ice breakers/team builders to get to know each other better. We also incorporate discussion on wellness and have time for reflection. Then, if in high school, we work on our online Food Handlers certification course.

Yes, Baking Wellness focuses on positive youth development and social emotional learning– two evidence based frameworks that guide teaching youth in a group setting.

We understand schedules are busy and things come up! If a youth is enrolled in the program and needs to miss a class, please let us know as soon as possible. If you know that you will be missing more than one (1) class in a session, please consider applying to a future session.

We are a new organization with hopes of expansion! Please check our website or follow us on Instagram for regular updates on future sessions. You can also reach out via email for more information as the year goes on!