Culinary Arts (Grades k-4)
1 week sessions 9:00am - 3:00pm $615 - $715
For Summer 2026, flavors come alive in our Culinary Arts Studio, from baked goods to sweet treats! Here, young chefs can choose between three camp programs—The World of Sweet Imagination, Is it Cake?, and Cooking Across Cultures. Here they'll develop curiosity exploring the science and stories behind their favorite dishes. As they experiment with new recipes and techniques, cooking enthusiasts strengthen creativity through culinary innovation and build resilience through the natural cycle of trial, error, and improvement that every chef faces.
Working in our kitchen laboratories, campers practice self-regulation focusing on careful measurement and timing while developing responsibility handling tools and ingredients with care. Together, they strengthen collaboration skills as they create dishes from around the world, discovering gratitude for food's important role in our lives and cultures.
Whether crafting sweet confections or running a restaurant, delicious adventures await. Let's get cooking!
YOUNG CHEFS TAKE HOME:
• Recipe collection featuring the week's creations
• Newfound culinary confidence
PROGRAM FEATURES:
• Kitchen equipment sized for young chefs
• Fresh, quality ingredients from trusted suppliers
• Safety-first approach to all activities
• Low instructor-to-camper ratio
*Campers with food allergies and dietary restrictions, please reach out to discuss before registering.
General Daily Schedule:
Morning introduction
Activity period—approximately 1 hour
Snack and stretch break—approximately 15 minutes, outside weather permitting
Activity period—approximately 1 hour
Lunch and Recess break—approximately 1 hour, outside weather permitting
Activity period—approximately 2 hours (included in this time can be a stretch break as needed)
Clean up, pack up, dismissal
Dates, Hours, and Fees
| 2026 Dates | Programs | ||||
| June 22 - 26 | The World of Sweet Imagination | ||||
| June 29 - July 2 *4-day week | Is it Cake? | ||||
| July 7 - 10 | Cooking Across Cultures | ||||
| July 13 - 17 | The World of Sweet Imagination | ||||
| July 20 - 24 | Is it Cake? | ||||
| July 27 - 31 | Cooking Across Cultures | ||||
| August 3 - 7 | The World of Sweet Imagination | ||||
| August 10 - 14 | Is it Cake | ||||
| Hours | |
| 9:00am – 3:00pm | |
| Fees | |
| $715 5-day week / $615 4-day week | |
Culinary Arts Programs
The World of Sweet Imagination
Come with me and you'll be in a world of "Sweet Imagination," the camp where sweet dreams come to life.
In The World of Sweet Imagination, campers become confectionery creators, making a full spread of sweets like fudge, gummies, toffee, and more! Along the way, campers learn skills like chocolate-making techniques, taffy, molding gummies, and decorating their treats with flair.
On top of making delicious creations, campers invent their own candy company—designing a name, logo, and packaging to showcase their sweet treats. Creativity drives their candy designs, collaboration fuels idea-sharing, and responsibility keeps them on track as they measure, pour, and stir and learn the intricacies of this delectable craft.
By the close of the camp, participants won't just depart with handmade sweets; they'll proudly showcase their customized candy, complete with a personalized brand, ready for the candy shop.
Is it Cake?
This most deliciously deceptive camp whisks together baking and artistry to blur the lines between confectionery and reality. With rolling pins at the ready and creativity in abundance, campers will learn to craft cakes so lifelike that you'll need to do a double-take! Throughout the week, we'll delve into cake decorating secrets from sculpting with fondant to carving cakes, enabling the creation of edible masterpieces that look like everyday objects – imagine a sneaker you can eat or a potted plant with a chocolatey twist! Don't miss out on the chance to knead, bake, and decorate in this camp where art meets dessert, and nothing is quite as it seems. It's the perfect recipe for fun, friendship, and fabulous cake creations.
Cooking Across Cultures
Ready, Set, Bake! At The Great Camp Bake-Off, junior bakers slip on aprons, grab their spatulas, and get ready for a week full of mixing, shaping, and taste-testing! Guided by our pastry pros, campers tackle daily baking challenges using the freshest ingredients, with new recipes daily and weekly. Each day campers learning how to work with dough, balance flavors, and perfect their decorating skills. Each day leads up to our grand finale: the Camp Bake-Off, a friendly competition where campers show off their creations and cheer each other on.
Along the way, they’ll follow their curiosity as they explore new flavors and ingredients, collaborate in group challenges, and learn perseverence through recipe surprises and kitchen mishaps. Whether they’re new to baking or already a pro with a whisk, every camper leaves with new skills, new friends, and a whole lot of sweet memories.