Culinary Nutrition and Fitness Camp at Susie's Kitchen for youths ages 9 to 17 years are excited to announce our 2024 camps. At UT Austin, we combine culinary skills with nutrition science to create a truly unique experience!
Classes include nutrition/health basics, knife skills, kitchen safety, proper kitchen cleaning techniques, and of course, cooking - all key concepts for budding chefs of all ages! There are four weeks of fun camps with two different themes (see details below):
Summer 2024 Camp Week Dates:
Session 1: June 17-21 - Serving Up MyPlate! (ages 9-12 yrs)
Session 2: June 24-28 - Serving Up MyPlate! (ages 13-17 yrs)
Session 3: July 15-19 - International Cuisine (ages 9-12 yrs)
Session 4: July 22-26 - International Cuisine (ages 13-17 yrs)
Youth camps are on weekdays, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, throughout June and July. The camps include a lunch and snacks that the campers prepare, along with fun indoor and outdoor physical activity.
Serving Up MyPlate Theme Days:
Click Here for Serving Up MyPlate Snack and Entrees List
International Cuisine Theme Days:
Click Here for International Snack and Entrees List
Contact the camp director to discuss options for siblings who do not fall into the same age categories.
Our week-long summer camps for youths ages 9 -17 years focus on learning about healthy, nutritious food and how to prepare it.
The day will start with nutrition education followed by a culinary experience in our teaching kitchen as campers prepare their own lunch. Kitchen safety, safe food handling, and knife skills will be practiced. After the culinary experience, campers will have the opportunity to participate in fitness sessions with trainers from the Fitness Institute of Texas (FIT) located on the west side of the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Campers will end the day learning about and preparing a healthy and fun snack.
Camp Tuition: $595 per weekly session
Camp Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Morning snack provided. Lunch and Afternoon snacks will be prepared by campers.
A sibling discount is applied at registration when more than one child registers at the same time.
Our camp is led under the direction of Dr. Ladia Hernandez, Registered Dietitian and Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. Camp counselors for the summer camp will be a team of pre-professional students from the Integrated Coordinated Program in Dietetics and senior-level nutrition students.
Contact email for camp: skcamp@austin.utexas.edu
Address for Gearing Hall: 200 W 24th Street, Austin, TX 78712
The curbside drop-off/pick-up location on the north side of Gearing Hall can be accessed from Dean Keeton Street. Enter Parking Lot 15 via University Ave from Dean Keeton St. Camp Counselors will be waiting outside the northside of Gearing Hall to escort the camper inside Gearing Hall and will escort the camper out at the end of the day for check-out.
Registration Portal is still pending for the camp.
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