We structure our camps like a professional culinary school. Camper recipe execution will be preceded by chef-led cooking demonstrations, ensuring all learning styles are accommodated.
✅ Campers work in pairs to ensure each and every student gets hands-on practice.
✅ Cook from 3 - 6 recipes from scratch DAILY
✅ Morning recipes act as lunch items for campers while afternoon recipes are used as take-home products to share with the family!
✅ Breaks include outdoor fun with camp-style games and crafts, ensuring a balanced and enjoyable experience for your young chefs.
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Professional Guidance
Our Chef instructors are experienced and passionate culinary professionals, eager to share their knowledge with the younger generation of chefs and inspire young minds. They are also educators with experience working with youth. -
Daily Lunch
Throughout the cooking camp day, campers work through several recipes and prepare their own lunches. The food varies from day to day and includes delicious and nutritious hot meals that all our campers enjoy. Please note that our programs are peanut free and Allergy Aware. -
Take-Home Treats
At the end of each camp day, food will be sent home with campers in Tupperware containers. Tupperware containers are to be supplied by the families. Campers get to share their tasty creations with their family! Your children will be delighted to offer you a taste of all their hard work at cooking camp. -
Uniform
Every young chef needs the right attire to step into the kitchen confidently. Our cooking camp provides each camper with a professional chef's uniform, including a chef coat, an apron, a cut resistant glove and a baseball cap. These uniforms aren't just about looking the part; they instill a sense of pride and belonging in our budding chefs.
Before camp care is an additional cost. Note: additional care is supervised childcare only. We do not run any organized games or activities during this time. We highly recommend campers bring a game or book. If they wish, they can assist staff with setting up for the day.
Campers gather around Chef’s table to go over and get pumped for the day’s menu, activities, and goals. Any questions about the previous day’s items may be asked at this time. Chefs will discuss the morning Mise en place (MEP) necessities and direct the campers to begin morning MEP prep.
In partners, campers prepare the morning recipes of the day which will be eaten for their lunch. During this time, instructors and camp counselors circulate assisting campers with their recipe execution.
Campers take a quick break to drink some water and eat a snack that they have brought from home. All snacks must be peanut and treenut free.
Campers will partner up and continue the cooking processes that they began prior to recess. Once again, instructors and camp counselors will circulate assisting campers with their recipe execution.
Campers clean up from their morning menu preparation and set up for their lunch. Here at Rooks to Cooks we believe it is important to teach our campers about sanitation and cleanliness. As such, they are highly involved in the cleaning and maintenance of cleanliness standards here at camp. Clean up is comprised of washing, sanitizing and drying their work stations, sweeping the floors, and some dishwashing. Once clean, campers will organize the tables and chairs, and lunch will be eaten as one big happy R2C family!
Campers sit down and enjoy their lunch. After they have finished eating, camp counselors will take the group outside and run a “game of the day” or “activity of the day”. If campers choose not to participate, then they are welcome to use the “box of fun” and spend their break time as they wish OR begin preparing decorations for the Friday night restaurant. Campers are encouraged to join in on the group game/activity of the day to get them running around and active, however, the choice is theirs to make.
Campers partner up and prepare the afternoon recipe/recipes of the day. Afternoon recipes may be used for the following purposes: (1) Daily takehomes for the campers to share with their families; (2) Two-part recipes or prep for next day recipes; (3) Prep for pop-up.
Campers clean up from their afternoon menu preparation. Clean up is comprised of washing, sanitizing and drying their work stations, sweeping the floors, and some dishwashing. If time permits, campers will take a quick afternoon recess outside.
Before campers leave, the group gathers to conduct their daily “check in”. Campers will go around in a circle and share their favourites from the day and what they learned. Once all campers have shared with the group, their chefs will end the huddle with the next day’s menu outline, getting the group hyped and excited for the following day of camp!
After camp care is an additional cost. Note: additional care is supervised childcare only. We do not run any organized games or activities during this time. We highly recommend campers bring a game or book. If they wish, they can assist staff with prep for the next day.
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Age 5-8
Nurture a love for cooking in our youngest chefs, aged 5-8. Designed to introduce fundamental culinary skills through fun and interactive activities. From simple recipes to playful kitchen experiments, we create a supportive environment that fosters a lifelong appreciation for good food. -
Age 7-9
For the dynamic 7-9 age group, we delve into more advanced culinary techniques while maintaining an atmosphere of creativity and enjoyment. Our curriculum balances skill-building with exciting recipe challenges, encouraging young chefs to explore a wider range of flavors and cuisines. Hands-on experiences and teamwork are emphasized to build confidence in the kitchen. -
Age 9+
Aspiring chefs aged 9 and above embark on a culinary journey that challenges and refines their skills. Our curriculum for this age group focuses on honing techniques, mastering complex recipes, and exploring the artistry of presentation. We encourage independent thinking and creativity, preparing these young chefs for a deeper understanding of the culinary world and the joy of crafting delicious, sophisticated dishes.
