Start exploring Cooking summer programs for 10th graders

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,000

Location:

Shanghai, China

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential (Homestay)

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Professional teaching kitchen sessions plus market visits; includes an overnight excursion to Yangzhou (birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine) and Tai Chi/Shaolin Kung Fu training.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$8,150

Location:

Paris, France

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Coursework developed with Le Cordon Bleu; culminates in a student-created menu.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,500

Location:

Florence, Italy

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Daily classes with partner CheFactory Cooking Academy; students build a custom menu. Excursion to the Tuscan Coast.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,200

Location:

Kyoto, Japan

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Cooking classes and friendly competitions with local chefs: handcrafting soba noodles, preparing tofu/yuba, and creating kyo-wagashi sweets, culminating in a final personal-menu challenge. Excursions to Universal Studios Japan (Osaka) and Tokyo.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,900

Location:

Seoul, South Korea

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Chef-led cooking workshops exploring 600-year-old royal Korean recipes alongside modern street food; a street-food tour with a local chef and a day at Lotte World amusement park. Overnight excursion to Andong (UNESCO-listed Hahoe Folk Village, a traditional talchum mask dance, and a hands-on jjimdak cooking workshop).

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$5,150

Location:

Merida, Mexico

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential (Homestay)

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Hands-on cooking classes covering Yucatecan cuisine (hand-made tortillas, citrus-marinated meats, tacos) with weekly culinary competitions, culminating in a self-designed Yucatán-inspired menu. Excursions include cenote swimming, a Latin dance class, and Chichén Itzá.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,000

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Cooking classes rooted in Catalan/Spanish cuisine, shopping for ingredients at Santa Caterina Market and La Boqueria; flamenco workshops, a Park Guell scavenger hunt, and group trips to Tarragona and Mount Tibidabo.

Dates:

Jul 1–22, 2027

Length:

22 days

Cost:

$8,350–$9,350

Location:

Italy (Rome, Florence, southern-Italy homestay, Asti)

Grades:

Completed 9th-12th grade (not yet in college)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 15, 2027

Three-week culinary and cultural program in Italy: orientation with Italian language and cooking lessons in Rome, a 10-day homestay in southern Italy, and culinary training at a cooking school in Asti, with visits to Florence and the University of Gastronomic Sciences.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

6–8 days

Cost:

Contact program for pricing

Location:

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY

Grades:

Students currently in grades 9–12

Format:

Residential

Six-day high school culinary program at the Culinary Institute of America's Hyde Park campus, where students work in professional kitchens with expert chefs on knife skills, Mediterranean cooking, and pastry, learn food science, and hear from food industry professionals.