The Gourmandise School will offer weeklong hands-on cooking and baking summer camps for young chefs beginning June 15.
The camps provide kids and teens the opportunity to learn essential culinary techniques while preparing a range of dishes in a professional kitchen environment.
Kids ages 8-11 and teens ages 12-16 can choose between cooking or baking-focused camps. Kid camps run 2.5 hours per day while teen camps run 3 hours per day, with morning and afternoon sessions available.
Kids can choose between two rotating menus: Cooking the Classics, featuring savory favorites, and Classic Bakeshop, focused on sweet baking staples. Teens can explore cooking camps such as Cooking Fundamentals and Global Street Food, or baking camps including Baking Fundamentals and The Art of Baking.
Returning campers can try new menus including World Cuisines and Great British Bakeoff. The school is also offering its first combination camp, Sweet & Savory Skills, which includes both cooking and baking recipes.
Under the guidance of chef instructors, students work in pairs to mix, knead, sauté and bake, learning culinary techniques and life skills such as teamwork, organization and kitchen responsibility. At the end of each camp week, students receive printed and emailed recipe packets to recreate dishes at home.
"Our summer camps give young cooks the chance to explore the kitchen in a fun, hands-on environment," said Sabrina Ironside, owner of The Gourmandise School. "Students not only learn how to cook and bake, but also gain confidence, creativity, and teamwork skills they'll carry with them for years."
Students can enroll in multiple weeks, as the school offers various camp themes with different menus and techniques.
Weeklong camps range from $625 to $695 depending on the menu. Registration is available at https://thegourmandiseschool.com/summer-camps/
Edited by SMDP Staff