COOKSMART SUMMER CAMPS : Overview

Daily routines in the full program include food planning, food preparation lessons, new food taste testing, meal preparation, eating together and clean-up, and outdoor games. Each week we will be making or baking some food for THE COMPASS food bank to give back to our community. The end of the program we will have an COOKSMART Challenge competition with community members as judges. Parents will be invited to watch the judging and any camper presentations on Friday during the last hour of camp.

Includes all snacks and lunch. Vegetarian meals. All food allergies and dietary issues accommodated.

Extended care available - See FAQ for details. Half-day option available.

5 Full-day Programs

9am- 4pm Location: Christ Church, 1700 Mazo Cres, Mississauga (secular activity, rented church only)

July 16-20 COOKSMART Kids: FOOD & FILM is back with Mandy Orchard from HAH productions where Healthy Living and Cooking for the Cooksmart Challenge becomes the theme for filming and movie making. There is a final presentation of the students' movie creations on Friday.

FULL!

Ages 6-12 $315/week + HST

Holiday Helpers, ages 7+
Got a keen helper for the kitchen this holiday season? COOKSMART will get them veggie-ready to make your child the best chopper and veggie prepper in the household! Peeling potatoes, chopping onions, squash, cabbage, beans, salad… no veggie will be a challenge after this workshop. Knife and peeling skills will be taught, practiced and mastered! And the veggies for dinner will be done.

Mon Dec 19th, 4:00 - 5:30pm Port Credit/Clarkson area TBA $25

Colourful Cooks 2017

FREE event sponsored by ivivva.
Let’s get 2017 off to a great start by learning about healthy eating in a fun, interactive session at ivivva. Kids will learn why eating colourful veggies and fruits boost their bodies, and get to explore their sense of taste and make a take home salad dressing made to their liking. Visit the ivviva Oakville store for more information and registration.

Wed Jan 4, 7:30 - 8:30 pm ivivva, Oakville

PD CAMPS

June 11 Port Credit (First United Church 151 Lakeshore, Mississauga)

9am-4pm Ages 6-12 Full day or Half-day option (9-12pm) $69 ($35 for half day)

Get your kids making healthy snacks and meals at home. COOKSMART Kids is a hands-on workshop that give kids the skills, confidence and inspiration to make their own healthy food. We'll make sure they know what are the components of a healthy lunch, how to prepare healthy snacks, and some great options that kids can customize to their liking that are nutritious.

Includes all snacks. All food allergies and dietary issues accommodated.

COOKSMART Youth,
ages 11-14+

COOKSMART Youth is a fun, hands-on cooking program designed to engage intermediate students in nutrition and cooking basics, and inspiring them to make healthy choices. This afterschool program will introduce simple nutrition, new foods, and build kitchen confidence by developing their cooking skills and learning ten recipes that will save their health from a lifetime of convenience foods.

Thursdays 7:00 - 8:30pm, Jan 12th - Feb 23rd (7 weeks)
Mentor College, Port Credit $180

March Break Programs

COOKSMART Kids
ages 6-12

COOKSMART Kids
ages 6-9

Class FULL

COOKSMART Kids is a fun, hands-on cooking program designed to engage young students in nutrition and cooking basics, and inspiring them to make healthy choices. This afterschool program will introduce simple nutrition, new foods, and build kitchen confidence by developing their cooking skills. Lesson 5 will be a COOKSMART Challenge!

Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:30pm, March 29 - May 3 (5 weeks - no class April 26)
$120 ChristChurch across from Whiteoaks PS, Lorne Park/Clarkson

COOKSMART Kids 2
ages 7-12

COOKSMART Kids 2 is the next fun, hands-on cooking program designed to engage students who have had previous COOKSMART or cooking experience in more nutrition and cooking skills to make even more healthy choices. This afterschool program will introduce nutrition, new foods, and build kitchen confidence by developing more knife skills, how to use the stove and oven safely. Students will make their own recipes that will save their health from a lifetime of convenience foods. Lesson 5 will be a COOKSMART Challenge!

Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:30pm May 10 - June 7 (5 weeks)

$120 ChristChurch across from Whiteoaks PS, Lorne Park/Clarkson

COOKSMART Kids will be returning this year to the Mississauga area!

Last class will be the COOKSMART Challenge! A fun cooking competition for the kids.

Session 5: Ages 6-10 7 weeks $169 + tax

Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:30pm, May 9 - June 20 2018
Christ Church 1700 Mazo Cres, Mississauga (Lorne Park/Clarkson)

We pick up students from Whiteoaks Public School for your convenience.

Summer Programs

COOKSMART Teen Independence Ages 14+

Book a day for cooking lessons before you go to University or College on your own! Book 2 days for full program and learn 10 recipes to save your health from convenience foods. Stress and exam survival tips too.

$70 per day, $125 for two days

Call for availability or email registration to request dates (minimum 4 students).

COOKSMART Youth CAMP

5 Full-day Program with Swimming (Clarkson & Lakeshore, Mississauga South)

JULY 10-14, Ages 7-12 9am-4pm $299
Daily routines in the full program include food planning, food preparation lessons, new food taste testing, meal preparation, eating together and clean-up, and free swim time. The end of the program we will have an COOKSMART Challenge competition.
Includes all snacks and lunch. All food allergies and issues accommodated. Limited to 10 participants.

Extended care available - ask for details.

COOKSMART Kids CAMP- Afternoons

5 Half-day Program (St. Bride's Church, Clarkson Road North, Mississauga)

JULY 17-21, Ages 6-13 1pm-4pm $145
Great way to enjoy food and fun while learning important life skills. Healthy eating, food safety, basic cutting and chopping, plus learning how to taste and balance flavours. Kids make lots of fresh dishes with veggies and fruits, and they learn how to clean up properly. The end of the program we will have an COOKSMART Challenge competition.

Participants in the St. Bride's VBS camp in the morning can bring a light lunch, and will be supervised until Cooksmart begins. Includes afternoon snacks. All food allergies and issues accommodated. Click here to learn more about VBS at St. Bride's.

COOKSMART Kids CAMP

5 Full-day Program (Christ Church, 1700 Mazo Cres, Mississauga)

JULY 24-28, Ages 6-13 9am-4pm$295
Daily routines in the full program include food planning, food preparation lessons, new food taste testing, meal preparation, eating together and clean-up, and outdoor games. The end of the program we will have an COOKSMART Challenge competition.
Includes all snacks and lunch. All food allergies and issues accommodated.

Extended care available - ask for details.

COOKSMART Kids CAMP in Port Elgin

5 Half-Day Program (Main street location Port Elgin, ON)

July 31 - Aug 4, Ages 6-12 9am-12pm $145

The end of the program, there will be a COOKSMART Challenge competition for fun.

Includes all snacks. All food allergies and dietary issues accomodated.

MARCH BREAK CAMP: FOOD & FILM

March 12- 16 2018 Port Credit (First United Church 151 Lakeshore Rd West, MISSISSAUGA)

9am-4pm Ages 6-15yr Full days or Half-days option (9-12:30pm)

$295 for full day, $165 for half-day (Includes Lunch and all snacks)

We are excited to be working with HAH Pixies movie making camp from pixiebluestudio.com for the afternoons, when we will be working together to make a food documentary featuring COOKSMART Kids and their COOKSMART Challenge. Our mornings will be learning about nutrition, cooking, making snacks and our super yummy lunches together. After some fresh air, we will be working on creating a fantastic food documentary with the movie makers from pixieblue.

All food allergies and dietary issues accommodated.

FULL!

Half-day Camps

July 16-20 – 12:15-4:00 pm

COOKSMART KIDS plus Let's Make Lunch at St. Brides Church, 1516 Clarkson Road North, Mississauga

FULL!

Ages 5-15 $165+tax

Combine with the St. Bride's VBS camp for $10 discount. Click here for more details!

This program will start right after the VBS camp, and campers will make their own healthy lunch together. Some lunches will be non-vegetarian with vegetarian option. Friday campers will get to create their best dish for the COOKSMART CHALLENGE with our community judges!

This will be an engaging hands-on workshop to empower teens make better food decisions for their skin, body-type, stress management and includes preparing some easy meals and snacks for food independence. Excellent preparation before leaving the kitchen comforts of home.

6:00-8:00pm 1700 Mazo Crescent, Mississauga

July 26 Cooking basics

Aug 9 Meat Lovers

Aug 16 Baking, Roasting & Microwaving

Aug 23 International Flavours

$35 (tax incl.) per workshop or $125 (tax incl.) for all four