The McCann Culinary Arts Program for Adult Learners is a 16 week program for those seeking their GED/HiSET.
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With two pastrami Reubens in the foreground, instructor Chef Pat Cariddi and student Anthony Monson chat during a culinary arts class for adult learners at McCann Technical School as part of the Northern Berkshire Adult Education Program. For 16 weeks, students have two nights of hands-on culinary training and one evening of adult education class, with workforce readiness and digital literacy skills as part of the program. The program was made possible by a grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Instructor Chef Pat Cariddi watches as Isabelle Wright checks to see if her sandwich is browned enough, during a culinary arts class for adult learners at McCann Technical School.
Instructor Chef Pat Cariddi watches as Julianna Thrasher and Deb Linton brush chicken with barbeque sauce, during a culinary arts class for adult learners at McCann Technical School.
Students use metal forms, fabricated by the metal fab department at the school, to shape ground beef into hamburger patties.
Anthony Monson uses a metal form, fabricated by the metal fabrication department at the school, to shape ground beef into hamburger patties.
Students weigh ground beef before they shape them into hamburger patties.
Instructor Chef Pat Cariddi cuts a pastrami sandwich in half with a serrated knife.
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With two pastrami Reubens in the foreground, instructor Chef Pat Cariddi and student Anthony Monson chat during a culinary arts class for adult learners at McCann Technical School as part of the Northern Berkshire Adult Education Program. For 16 weeks, students have two nights of hands-on culinary training and one evening of adult education class, with workforce readiness and digital literacy skills as part of the program. The program was made possible by a grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Gillian Jones has been a staff photographer and columnist for the Berkshire Eagle since 2014. She began her journalism career at The North Adams Transcript in 1992.