SKC337 - 49er Minors: Culinary Camp
This camp ignites a passion for cooking and creates lasting memories of culinary fun.
Course Overview
A Hands-On Cooking & Baking Camp for Middle Schoolers
With the popularity of shows like MasterChef Junior, more kids than ever are excited to learn how to cook. Culinary Camp is designed for students in grades 5–8 who want to build real kitchen skills, try new foods, and gain confidence preparing meals.
Campers explore the basics of cooking, baking, and nutrition through interactive lessons—and then put those skills into action by making a new dish each day in a real campus kitchen.
Cook in a Real Campus Kitchen
This camp takes place in the Bistro kitchen located in the UNC Charlotte Student Union, giving students an authentic, hands-on culinary experience in a professional-style environment.
Daily Cooking & Baking Projects
- Prepare a new recipe each day—from savory dishes to sweet baked treats.
- Practice kitchen safety and proper food handling in a guided setting.
- Learn how to measure, mix, chop, and cook with age-appropriate techniques.
- Explore how heat, timing, and ingredients work together to create delicious results.
Learn Ingredients, Recipes & Healthy Meal Prep
Beyond following recipes, campers learn why ingredients matter and how to make smart choices in the kitchen. Each day includes lessons that connect food to health, creativity, and science.
What Campers Will Learn
- Ingredients 101: Understand common ingredients, flavors, and how substitutions work.
- Recipe Skills: Read recipes, follow steps, and build confidence in the cooking process.
- Nutrition Basics: Learn what makes a balanced meal and how to fuel your body well.
- Food Science: Discover how chemistry and heat change texture, taste, and appearance.
Where Creativity Meets Food Science
Culinary Camp helps students see that cooking is both an art and a science. Campers are encouraged to experiment, problem-solve, and make each dish their own—while learning teamwork and responsibility along the way.
Skills Beyond the Kitchen
- Build independence and confidence by creating real dishes from start to finish.
- Strengthen focus, organization, and time management through kitchen routines.
- Practice teamwork and communication while working alongside other young chefs.
- Develop pride in learning a lifelong skill they can use at home.
Take Home a Personal Recipe Book
To wrap up the week, campers compile their favorite dishes into a personal recipe book—a delicious keepsake they can take home and use again and again.
A Keepsake That Keeps Cooking Going
- Includes recipes made during camp, plus notes and tips learned along the way.
- Encourages campers to keep practicing cooking and baking at home.
- Makes it easy for families to recreate favorite camp dishes together.
Why Parents Choose Culinary Camp
- Designed specifically for grades 5–8 with age-appropriate instruction and supervision.
- Builds real-life skills: kitchen safety, cooking fundamentals, and healthy meal preparation.
- Hands-on experience in the UNC Charlotte Student Union Bistro kitchen.
- Connects food to science, creativity, and confidence-building.
- Includes a take-home recipe book to keep learning going after camp ends.
Enroll Your Young Chef for a Week of Cooking & Creativity
If your middle schooler loves food shows, helping in the kitchen, or trying new recipes, Culinary Camp is the perfect summer experience. Enroll today and give your child a week of hands-on cooking, baking, and nutrition learning—plus a recipe book they’ll be proud to bring home.