Summer Culinary
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About

Graduate Snapshot

Fifteen summers. Over 2,000 students. A community that keeps growing.

15

Years Running

2,000+

Graduates

4

Cities

12–17

Ages Served

Our Community

Where They Come From. Where They Go.

Summer Culinary draws students from across the country — and beyond. They arrive curious, a little nervous, and ready to learn. They leave with real skills, new friends, and a confidence in the kitchen that stays with them long after camp ends.

Our graduates go on to high school culinary programs, college food science and hospitality majors, and careers in the restaurant industry. Many come back as counselors. Some come back as chefs.

What they all share: a week that changed how they think about food, creativity, and what they're capable of.

Campers at Summer Culinary
Summer Culinary students

15 Summers of Students

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Summer Culinary students together
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Summer Culinary students
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