Cupcake Wars: Guest Speakers

Part of Renzulli's ideology is that students learn best from first hand experience with the experts in the field of study. I happen to agree with this idea that we learn best when we have access to all the resources possible. With this in mind I contacted the local bakeries and cupcakeries to see if they would mind coming into the classroom and talking with the students or demonstrating some of the the techniques they use in their business. 

The first Friday we didn't have a guest speaker. I concentrated on getting the students familiar with cupcakes, recipes, and tools for cooking. 

The second Friday we had Wendy Wilson, the owner, from Wilson's Bakery.
1719 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA(478) 922-9300

"For over 60 years, Wilson's Bakery in the Miller Hills shopping center on Watson Boulevard in Warner Robins has provided generations of patrons with some of Middle Georgia's most renowned baked goods."

The third Friday we had Cheryl Kent, the owner, from Smallcakes.
206 Russell Parkway, Suite 200 Warner Robins, Georgia (478) 225-6418
https://www.facebook.com/Smallcakes.WR

The fourth Friday we had two of the staff members from Simply Cupcakes.
627 S Houston Lake Rd, Warner Robins, GA(478) 319-6891
http://www.wrcupcakes.com/index.html

The Questions that the students asked revolved around being entrepreneurship, skills, tools, and resources. 
They had a great time asking questions and learning more about these small businesses and certainly learned a lot 
about cupcakes.