Summer Cooking Camps
$552.50 GST
Dates: Weekly from July to August
Times: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Summer camps are designed for kids and teens (5-15 years) to learn culinary skills and develop confidence and independence. Classes are from 9:00-4:00 pm.
We will take our students on a culinary journey in this hands-on cooking and baking camp! Students will learn how to make global recipes while igniting creativity, strengthening skills, and building confidence during each session. Students will complete this program feeling excited to take on more challenges in. the kitchen. Students will learn foundational and advanced cooking and baking skills as well as the utilization of kitchen equipment under the supervision of the lead chef instructor. This program is suitable for beginners and intermediate cooks.
Our goal is to equip and expose students to hands-on recipes around the world. Our young chefs will learn about different global flavours. We will step by step teach our students how to prepare these meals, and appreciate new foods, new flavours and diverse cultures. Students will be empowered to execute sweet and savoury recipes at home so as to help cook meals at home and prepare lunches for school. Our welcoming environment provides a “real” setting so that the students can take what they learn at NCC to their own homes. Students will acquire the knowledge, experience, and confidence to build lifelong cooking skills that can ignite creativity, and build self-esteem. Students will eat what they prepare, build confidence, and create memories that will last forever.
Specific Teaching Goals:
• Proper knife skills
• Kitchen Hygiene/Safety, use of equipment
• Food presentation and table setting
• Team building, additional, subtraction, and multiplication
• Cooking and Baking skills/techniques and so much more!
Continents covered:
• North America
• South America
• Caribbean
• Europe
• African
• Asia
Requirements: Your lovely smile and a positive attitude to learn and have fun, and a takeaway container should you have left over. If you cannot finish your food you may take it with you. Closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothing with hair tied back as you will be standing, sitting and working most of the time.
CAMP INFORMATION
- Each summer camp program is for 5 days except otherwise noted
- Each camp is 7 hours long per day. You are free to pick up your child earlier should you have an appointment (please inform us on time).
- Campers are required to bring their own water bottle and a snack
- It is mandatory for all campers to purchase Nini’s Cooking uniform (Chef coat, apron, and cut gloves) Campers without uniforms will not be allowed access.
- Campers are free to eat all meals and treats prepared or take meals home after they have been well-fed
- Campers are provided with an airconditioned, safe, clean, and sanitized place to have fun, get creative, and build skills, confidence, and relationships.
BEFORE AND AFTER CARE SCHEDULE AND PACKAGES
Weekly Packages
Daily Packages:
• Before care from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – $15.00/day
• Aftercare from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. -$20.00/day
• Emergency one-time care – $15.00
(Please note that before and after camp care is fully supervised child care only; no organized activities will be provided by the camp staff. Please have your child come with a book to read or any other activity prior to camp. Campers not picked up by 5:00 p.m. will be charged a $15.00 late fee.)
Payment for before and Aftercare camp is made while registering the child. Choose applicable options prior to checkout
Menu Sneak Peek on the next tab…
Perfecting BBQ sandwiches
Homemade Pizza with toppings of choice
Corn Chowder soup
Lemon blueberry scones with glaze
Cheesecake lemon bars
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Homemade fillings
Homemade pasta with marinara sauce
Sweet and Salty Chocolate chip cookies
Lemon berry tart and macaroons
Cakemaking and decorating, Butter tarts
Butter chicken with Homemade naan
Sushi 101, Refreshing Pasta salad with crispy chicken
Lemon blueberry cheesecake, Molten Chocolate lava cake
Shamani cookies Pineapple-mango lemonade drink Sweet and Salty Chocolate chip cookies
Homemade Cheese-filled ravioli with Alfredo sauce, Vegetable fried rice
Black bean quesadillas with lime-zested Sour Cream and Fresh Salsa
Chef Nini’s Jollof rice with salad in season and Kmarinade chicken
Homemade Fettucine with marinara sauce
Tortellini with Fresh Summer Vegetables, Lemon cheesecake mousse
Nanaimo bars and Shamani cookies
Pineapple-mang Lenode drink, Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Lemon blueberry scones with glaze
Chicken Cacciatori with steamed rice
Butter chicken served with naan
Stuffed peppers and crispy Italian Salad with Italian vinaigrette
Banh Mi Sandwiches
Creamy Confetti corn with bacon Cheese-filled ravioli with Alfredo sauce and marinara sauce Lemon Poppy seed bread
Panna Cotta, Fresh Lemonade drink,
Caramel Apple Cinnamon rolls
Homemade Pizza with toppings of choice
Sweet and Salty Chocolate chip cookies
Butter Tarts and Macarons
Chef Nini’s Creamy Fresh fruit Tarts
Perfecting BBQ sandwiches
Homemade Pizza with toppings of choice
Corn Chowder soup
Lemon blueberry scones with glaze
Cheesecake lemon bars
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Homemade fillings
Homemade pasta with marinara sauce
Sweet and Salty Chocolate chip cookies
Lemon berry tart and macaroons
Cakemaking and decorating, Butter tarts
August 8-11 (Kiddos can cook and bake too) Week6
Butter chicken with Homemade naan
Sushi 101, Refreshing Pasta salad with crispy chicken
Lemon blueberry cheesecake, Molten Chocolate lava cake
Shamani cookies Pineapple-mango lemonade drink Sweet and Salty Chocolate chip cookies
Homemade Cheese-filled ravioli with Alfredo sauce, Vegetable fried rice
Black bean quesadillas with lime-zested Sour Cream and Fresh Salsa
Stuffed peppers and crispy Italian Salad with Italian vinaigrette
Banh Mi Sandwiches
Creamy Confetti corn with bacon
Cheese-filled ravioli with Alfredo sauce and marinara sauce
Lemon Poppy seed bread
Panna Cotta, Fresh Lemonade drink,
Caramel Apple Cinnamon rolls
Homemade Pizza with toppings of choice
Sweet and Salty Chocolate chip cookies
Butter Tarts and Macarons
Chef Nini’s Creamy Fresh fruit Tarts
Chef Nini’s Jollof rice with salad in season and Kmarinade chicken
Homemade Fettucine with marinara sauce
Tortellini with Fresh Summer Vegetables, Lemon cheesecake mousse
Nanaimo bars and Shamani cookies
Pineapple-mang Lenode drink, Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Lemon blueberry scones with glaze
Chicken Cacciatori with steamed rice
Butter chicken served with naan
Choose from 2 Locations.
West Springs Church: 816-78th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T3H 6B1
Southview Church: 20200 Walden Blvd, SE Calgary, AB T2X 0N4
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation must be made 90 days prior to the scheduled camp or class less the administration fee. This policy applies to all our classes and camps. See details on the registration page. No refunds will be issued due to illness or missed classes. Please note that Nini’s Cooking Class reserves the right to cancel a class due to lack of participants. We have limited space for participants. We will make every effort possible to accommodate our students.
Venue for Summer Camps: West Springs Church, 816-78th street SW Calgary, AB. T3H 6B1
OVERVIEW: Our goal is to equip and expose students to hands on recipes around the world. Our young chefs will learn about different global flavours. We will step by step teach our students how to prepare these meals, appreciate new foods, new flavours and diverse cultures. Students will be empowered to execute sweet and savoury recipes at home so as to help cook meals at home and prepare lunches for school. Our welcoming environment provides a “real” setting so that the students can take what they learn at NCC to their own homes. Students will acquire the knowledge, experience, and confidence to build lifelong cooking skills that can ignite creativity, and build self-esteem. Students will eat what they prepare, execute recipes learned at home, build confidence, and most importantly create memories that will last forever.
We will be following the most up to date guidelines provided by Alberta health Services and the Government of Alberta. We will inform you of requirements to attend the camps such as the use of masks and temperature checks prior to day 1 of our camp. We will follow all necessary protocols to ensure a safe environment for all participants. We will keep you posted on the most recent protocols as we draw close to summer. We want to use this opportunity to thank you for your understanding.
Nini’s Cooking Camp is one of our favourite time of the year. It allows us the opportunity to build relationships, go in-depth and get even more creative in the kitchen, learn global cuisines, and laugh while enjoying tasty meals. This is because we have more time to bring out the best in your child.
CAMP INFORMATION
- Each summer camp program is for 5 days
- Camp is from 9:00am-4:00pm
- Each camp is 7 hours long per day. You are free to pick up your child earlier should you have an appointment (please inform us on time).
- Camps are for kids 5-18 yers old.
- Camps are Monday to Friday unless otherwise noted
- Campers are required to bring their own water bottle
- Aprons are provided to wear for the week (not to be taken home)
- Campers are free to eat all meals and treats prepared or take meals home
- Campers are provided a safe, clean, and sanitized place to have fun, get creative, build skills, confidence, and relationships.
CANCELLATION POLICY FOR SUMMER CAMP
Cancellation policy must be made 90 days prior to scheduled camp to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued due to illness or missed classes. Please note that Nini’s Cooking Class reserves the right to cancel a class due to lack of participants. We have limited space for participants. We will make every effort possible to accommodate our students.
CAMP WEEKLY DETAILS:
Start time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: (403) 966-3604
Email: nini@niniscookingclass.ca
Venue: West Springs Church: 816-78th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T3H 6B1
Our curriculum will also expose your budding chef the following areas:
• Kitchen safety
• Meal planning
• Knife skills
• Baking and pastry skills
• Cooking techniques
• Etiquette and manners
• Food Presentation
• Proper food handling
• Food preparation• Table setting
• Kitchen hygiene
• How to prepare dinner for your family
• And so much more!
Continents covered:
• North America
• South America
• Caribbean
• Europe
• African
• Asia
Requirement 1: Your lovely smile and a positive attitude to learn and have fun, and a take away container should you have left over. If you cannot finish your food you may take it with you.
Requirement 2: For kitchen safety reasons, please wear indoor closed toe shoes only, comfortable clothing, and have your hair tied back as you will be standing, sitting and working most of the time.
Menu for week 1 (July 4-8,2022)-(Top Chef challenge)
Swedish meatballs with egg noodles served with gingered carrots
Veggie Quesadillas
Shamani cookies
Homemade Fettuccine and Homemade Alfredo Sauce
Pineapple-mango lemonade drink and Mango Coconut Slush/Ice Pops or Art Fruits
Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars and Oreo Truffle
Cupcake challenge
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Homemade fillings
Menu for week 2 (July 11-15,2022)- (Cooking Around the world)SOLD OUT
Chef Nini’s Jollof rice with cucumber & carrot salad or with Grilled corn salad
Stuffed Peppers served with Crisp Italian salad and creamy Italian vinaigrette dressing
Empanadas de pina coco and Sweet corn and bacon Empanadas
Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles or Art Fruits
Oreo chocolate Truffle
Doughnut challenge
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Pasta and Homemade Marinara sauce
Menu for week 3 (July 18-22, 2022)-(Beyond Delicious)
Pizza making with toppings of choice
Coco-chicken bites served with homemade sauce and salad
Puff pastry pinwheels with Boursin cheese ( optional: bacon and basil)
Summer Berry Fruit Pops and/or Mango Coconut Ice Pops or Art Fruits
Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars and Oreo Truffle
Cupcake challenge
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Chipotle carbonara
Menu for week 4 (July 25-29,2022) – (Boss Chef- Bakers world) SOLD OUT
Butter cookies
Cupcakes
Cake making and decorating
Mini chicken Alfredo
Puff pastry pinwheels with Boursin cheese ( optional: bacon and basil)
Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles or Art Fruits
Banana bread and Oreo truffle
Pizza making with toppings of choice
Venue for Summer Camp: West Springs Church, 816-78th street SW Calgary, AB. T3H 6B1
OVERVIEW: Our goal is to equip and expose students to hands on recipes around the world. Our young chefs will learn about different global flavours. We will step by step teach our students how to prepare these meals, appreciate new foods, new flavours and diverse cultures. Students will be empowered to execute sweet and savoury recipes at home so as to help cook meals at home and prepare lunches for school. Our welcoming environment provides a “real” setting so that the students can take what they learn at NCC to their own homes. Students will acquire the knowledge, experience, and confidence to build lifelong cooking skills that can ignite creativity, and build self-esteem. Students will eat what they prepare, execute recipes learned at home, build confidence, and most importantly create memories that will last forever.
We will be following the most up to date guidelines provided by Alberta health Services and the Government of Alberta. We will inform you of requirements to attend the camps such as the use of masks and temperature checks prior to day 1 of our camp. We will follow all necessary protocols to ensure a safe environment for all participants. We will keep you posted on the most recent protocols as we draw close to summer. We want to use this opportunity to thank you for your understanding.
Nini’s Cooking Camp is one of our favourite time of the year. It allows us the opportunity to build relationships, go in-depth and get even more creative in the kitchen, learn global cuisines, and laugh while enjoying tasty meals. This is because we have more time to bring out the best in your child.
CAMP INFORMATION
- Each summer camp program is for 5 days
- Camp is from 9:00am-4:00pm
- Each camp is 7 hours long per day. You are free to pick up your child earlier should you have an appointment (please inform us on time).
- Camps are Monday to Friday unless otherwise noted
- Campers are required to bring their own water bottle
- Aprons are provided to wear for the week (not to be taken home)
- Campers are free to eat all meals and treats prepared or take meals home
- Campers are provided a safe, clean, and sanitized place to have fun, get creative, build skills, confidence, and relationships.
CANCELLATION POLICY FOR SUMMER CAMP
Cancellation policy must be made 90 days prior to scheduled camp to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued due to illness or missed classes. Please note that Nini’s Cooking Class reserves the right to cancel a class due to lack of participants. We have limited space for participants. We will make every effort possible to accommodate our students.
CAMP WEEKLY DETAILS:
Start time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: (403) 966-3604
Email: nini@niniscookingclass.ca
Our curriculum will also expose your budding chef the following areas:
• Kitchen safety
• Meal planning
• Knife skills
• Baking and pastry skills
• Cooking techniques
• Etiquette and manners
• Food Presentation
• Proper food handling
• Food preparation
• Table setting
• Kitchen hygiene
• How to prepare dinner for your family
• And so much more!
Continents covered:
• North America
• South America
• Caribbean
• Europe
• African
• Asia
Requirement 1: Your lovely smile and a positive attitude to learn and have fun, and a take away container should you have left over. If you cannot finish your food you may take it with you.
Requirement 2: For kitchen safety reasons, please wear indoor closed toe shoes only, comfortable clothing, and have your hair tied back as you will be standing, sitting and working most of the time.
Menu for week 1 (July 4-8,2022)-(Top Chef challenge)
Swedish meatballs with egg noodles served with gingered carrots
Veggie Quesadillas
Shamani cookies
Homemade Fettuccine and Homemade Alfredo Sauce
Summer Berry Fruit Pops and Mango Coconut Slush/Ice Pops or Art Fruits
Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars or Banana bread energy balls
Cupcake challenge
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Homemade fillings
Menu for week 2 (July 11-15,2022 (Cooking Around the world)
Chef Nini’s Jollof rice with cucumber & carrot salad or with Grilled corn salad
Greek-Style Stuff Peppers served alone or with Crisp Italian salad with creamy Parmesan Dressing
Empanadas de pina coco
Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles or Art Fruits
Oreo chocolate Truffle
Doughnut challenge
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Pasta and Homemade Marinara sauce
Menu for week 3 (July 18-22, 2022)-(Beyond Delicious)
Pizza making with toppings of choice
Coco-chicken bites served with homemade sauce and salad
Puff pastry pinwheels with Boursin cheese
Summer Berry Fruit Pops and/or Mango Coconut Ice Pops or Art Fruits
Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars or Banana bread energy balls
Cupcake challenge
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Chipotle carbonara
Menu for week 4 (July 25-29,2022) – (Boss Chef- Bakers world) SOLD OUT
Butter cookies
Cupcakes
Cake making and decorating
Mini chicken Alfredo
Cheesy-Pesto pin wheels
Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles or Art Fruits
Banana bread and energy balls
Pizza making with toppings of choice
Menu for week 5 (Aug 1-5,2022)- (Cooking Around the world)
Swedish meatballs with egg noodles served with gingered carrots
Cuban black beans and quinoa with bacon
Chicken Alfredo mozzarella sticks
Summer Berry Fruit Pops and/or Mango Coconut Ice Pops or Art Fruits
Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars or Banana bread energy balls
Cupcake challenge and/ or Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Menu for week 6 (Aug 8-12,2022 )-(Kiddos can cook & bake too)
Chef Nini’s Jollof rice with cucumber & carrot salad or with Grilled corn salad
Greek-Style Stuff Peppers served alone or with Crisp Italian salad with creamy Parmesan Dressing
Empanadas de pina coco
Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles or Art Fruits
Quick Ice box sandwiches or Banana bread energy balls
Doughnut challenge and/or/Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Menu for week 7 (Aug 15-19,2022)-( Boss chef nailed it!)
Flavourful Tenderloin Grillades with Bacon relish served with Cheesy Grits
Greek lettuce wraps with flank steak
Puff pastry pinwheels with Boursin cheese
Summer Berry Fruit Pops and/or Mango Coconut Ice Pops or Art Fruits
Lemon blueberry cheesecake bars or Banana bread energy balls
Cupcake challenge and/or Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Menu for week 8 (Aug 22-26,2022)-(Beyond Delicious)
Easy Veggie Quesadillas served with Mexican salad
Chicken Fajita Tacos or Butter chicken served with naan
Apple celery salad with sherry vinaigrette served with orange chicken
Cheesy-Pesto pin wheels
Healthy Homemade Fruit Popsicles or Art Fruits
Quick Ice box sandwiches or Banana bread energy balls
Doughnut challenge, and/or Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls