What is Breaducated?
Breaducated is an educational initiative that uses baking as a hands-on way to explore science, history, and culture. Founded by Emily Buckman, the program began as an after-school offering designed to build confidence and curiosity in underserved students, and has since grown to include private, recreational, and community-based lessons for learners of all ages.
Rooted in the belief that food is a powerful teaching tool, Breaducated connects practical baking skills with broader systems like fermentation chemistry, agricultural history, cultural traditions, and human ingenuity. Classes are designed to make learning tangible, inviting participants to ask questions, experiment, and think critically through the process of baking.
Breaducated is also deeply community-centered. 15% of every private lesson is reinvested into after-school programs and community education initiatives, helping expand access to experiential learning where it matters most.
Whether working with students discovering the science of fermentation, families exploring cultural baking traditions, or community groups seeking meaningful, engaging programming, Breaducated offers workshops that meet learners where they are, using food as both a shared language and a learning framework.
At Breaducated, baking isn't just about the loaf. It's about understanding the world that shapes it.
Who is Emily?
Emily Buckman is a professional bread baker with 12 years of experience in Philadelphia's fine dining industry and the founder of Breaducated, an educational initiative that uses baking as a hands-on gateway to science, history, and culture.
Emily holds an Associate's degree in Baking and Pastry from the New England Culinary Institute. Her professional background includes baking at acclaimed Philadelphia restaurants including Parc, leading the bread program for Schulson Collective restaurant group, and serving as Area Operations Manager for Spread Bagelry across multiple locations, overseeing bread production and quality at scale.
That depth of professional experience is what makes Breaducated different. Emily doesn't just teach baking… She teaches the systems behind it. Why dough behaves the way it does. What fermentation is actually doing at a microbial level. How a bagel's ring shape was a practical solution, not just a design choice. These are the kinds of questions that make a baking class feel like something more.
Breaducated has brought that approach to community centers, university programming including Penn's Graduate Hillel, Hebrew school classrooms, private groups, and kids' events throughout Philadelphia. Emily is planning on pursuing a degree in Elementary Education at Community College of Philadelphia, deepening her commitment to experiential learning as a teaching framework.
Through Breaducated, Emily brings together technical mastery, educational insight, and a genuine belief in learning as a communal, inquiry-driven process while using baking not just to teach technique, but to help people better understand the world around them.