Rata2ee Cooking Camps Summer Programs – Cooking camps for kids ages 7-11 (2nd-5th grade) throughout the entire summer at 10 convenient locations across Metro Detroit.
Rata2ee Cooking Camps Summer 2026
In this Best of 2025 Hour Detroit Summer Camp Finalist Camp, children learn healthy cooking skills, through fun and play, without the Chef Gordon Ramsey yelling! Each day of this 1-week camp, kids will make and eat a morning snack, get in some fun exercise activities, cook and eat a 3-course meal, learn basic gardening, play nutrition games, and end their day with yoga. Rata2ee Cooking Camps teaches cutting techniques (with kid-safe knives), weights and measures, stove and kitchen safety, and sanitation. Kids also learn where food comes from and what makes a healthy plate. This well-rounded camp takes a holistic approach to healthy living. Each day starts and ends with a theme word that promotes character-building. The best part? No more parents needing to pack lunches or snacks!
Camps are taught by teachers and professionals who already work within local schools. As part of the registration process, parents must sign a liability waiver for any child to attend. A week before the camp starts, an email with important information (like what to wear, what is ok and not ok to bring to the classroom, drop off and pick up information) will be sent. All recipes are nut free; however, all allergies must be listed on the registration/waiver form and will be followed up with a discussion with Tonia Carsten prior to the session starting (please note, we can no longer accommodate for gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free diets, as there is too high of a risk of cross-contamination). Sessions are limited, so sign up NOW to get the week you want with your friends!
Registration for Rata2ee Cooking Camps is easy, simply follow the links below. After registration is completed, you must complete a Rata2ee waiver form at https://bit.ly/Rata2eeCookingClassesAndCamps which allows for your child to stand at a stove and to use a knife. This is also where you make Rata2ee aware of any food allergies. These cooking camps for kids almost always sell out, often before March, so sign up now!
Rata2ee Cooking Camps (for kids ages 7-11) * please note, children should have already completed first grade.
Rata2ee is a culinary academy offering hands-on instruction in cooking techniques, including
- Knife Basics (Cutting Skills)
- Cooking Fundamentals
- Nutrition (Reading Labels)
- Food Science
- Kitchen Safety
- Proper Food Handling
2026 Rata2ee Cooking Camps Dates
Birmingham – Birmingham Seaholm High School – June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, July 20-24, July 27-31 – REGISTER HERE
Bloomfield Hills – South Hill Middle School – July 20-24, July 27-31 – REGISTER HERE
Lake Orion – Lake Orion High School – July 13-17, July 27-31 – REGISTER HERE
Brighton – Brighton High School – August 3-7 – REGISTER BY CALLING 810-299-3819
Grosse Pointe – Grosse Point War Memorial – July 20-24, July 27-31 – REGISTER HERE OR CALL 313-881-7511
N Bloomfield Twp / S Pontiac – Sage Mara Montessori – June 22-26, July 6-10, July 20-24, August 3-7 – REGISTER HERE
Novi – Novi Middle School – June 22-26, July 13-17 – REGISTER BY CALLING 248-675-3400
Rochester – Rochester Community House – June 22-June 16, July 6-10, July 20-24 – REGISTER HERE
S Rochester Hills / N Troy – Laurel Mara Montessori – June 15-19, July 13-17, July 27-31 – REGISTER HERE
St Clair Shores – Kennedy Middle School – June 22-26, July 13-17 – REGISTER HERE
Elementary Age (All Day) Camps – Weeks of 6/22, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27
Advanced A and/or Advanced B Camps for teens entering 6th-9th Grades – (½ Day) Week of 7/13 (Advanced A session is from 9 am-12 pm and/or Advanced B Camp is from 12:30-3:30 pm)
*please note, a minimum of 15 kids is required to run a camp
Rata2ee Cooking Camps Summer 2026 Locations
- Birmingham Community Education – 2436 W Lincoln St, Birmingham, MI 48009
- South Hill Middle School (Bloomfield Hills): 4200 W Quarton Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
- Brighton High School – 7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
- Grosse Pointe War Memorial – 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
- Lake Orion High School – 495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Twp, MI 48360
- Laurel Mara Montessori (Rochester Hills) – 3976 S Livernois Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
- Novi Middle School – 49000 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48374
- Rochester Community House – 816 Ludlow Ave, Rochester, MI 48307
- Sage Mara Montessori (N Bloomfield Twp/S Pontiac) – 825 Golf Dr, Pontiac, MI 48341
- Kennedy Middle School (St. Clair Shores) – 23101 Masonic Blvd., St. Clair Shores, MI 48082
Please note, pricing may vary between locations.
Rata2ee Summer Camps Sample Itinerary (subject to change)
- 8:45a – Parent Drop-off
- 9a–10a – Make a Healthy Morning Snack
- 10a–11a – Outdoor Play OR Nature Walk (if applicable to that location)
- 11a–12:30p – 90-minute Cooking Lesson: cutting techniques, measuring, stove and/or oven time, kitchen safety (kids make and eat a 3-course lunch)
- 12:30p–1:15p – Picnic Lunch—kids eat and learn nutritional value of the food they made
- 1:15p–2p – Make and eat dessert
- 2p–2:30p – Gardening 101 – Kids learn how plants grow, discuss where food is sourced from, and wrap up with water play (from a hose)
- 2:30p–3:15p – Yoga: Kids learn yoga stretches and poses, and the science on how those moves positively affect the body
*Pick-up time is 3:30 p on Mon-Thurs, 3 p on Fri
Rata2ee
Contact Information – Tonia Carsten
Owner / CEO
248-219-5752
info@rata2ee.com
www.rata2ee.com
For more info on Rata2ee Cooking Camps, visit www.rata2ee.com
