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Voorbereiding, oefening en die hantering van terugslae is deel van die leerproses wat jong mense toerus om nie maklik moed op te gee nie, maar aan te hou totdat hulle hul doelwitte bereik.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tieners se kreatiwiteit word ook sterk bevorder. Deelnemers kry die geleentheid om met verskillende bestanddele en tegnieke te eksperimenteer en unieke geregte te skep. 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