MEET ANTHONY VANDER LAAN, Class of 2024 Valedictorian
“To the SCS Instructors, I want to say thank you, thank you for your expertise, but not only that, thank you for your patience… thank you for the expertise that you gave us, thank you for caring too so deeply about what it is you do… Every Instructor cares, and it shows.”
Elected by his peers, Class Valedictorian Anthony Vander Laan, pictured above with Program Manager Randi Rudner, delivered a humorous and heartfelt Valedictorian address at Stratford Chefs School’s Graduation Ceremony on June 2, 2024.
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Congratulations to our Class of 2024!
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Stratford Chefs School is a not-for-profit Career College focused on the innovative, hands-on training of high-quality, aspiring Chefs and Culinary Entrepreneurs. The School’s vision is to be the primary training and education source of choice for tomorrow’s culinary leaders, and to train students with a culture code of excellence, innovation, collaboration, and respect.
Established in 1983, Stratford Chefs School has set the standard of excellence for culinary training in Canada, graduating nearly 900 alumni who contribute to a distinctive Canadian cuisine. The unique Apprenticeship program provides students with a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of classical cuisines and the business elements of operating successful restaurants in today’s market. Stratford Chefs School is one of Canada’s most successful and respected culinary institutions and is continually evolving to meet the needs of its students and the culinary community.