RATA2EE SUMMER CAMPS 2025 UPDATED
Rata2ee offers a hands-on cooking camp that teaches these basics: Knife Skills; Cooking Fundamentals, Food Science & Nutrition, Kitchen Safety, Proper Food Handling, Gardening Basics, and kids' yoga. This camp teaches a very holistic approach to healthy living. Children will eat 3 meals (making their own breakfast, a 3-course lunch, and dessert), so NO PACKING LUNCHES OR SNACKS FOR PARENTS!
This camp teaches strong character-building skills and is meant for kids going into 2nd through 5th grades. Kids should be able to stand for 90 minutes at a time (with 2 small sit-down breaks), and should be ok with playing outside during non-cooking times of the camp. Items each child needs to bring to camp: a filled (non-glass) 64-oz water bottle labeled with first & last name, 2 8-oz Ziploc to-go containers labeled with first & last name; a full size beach towel, and sunscreen. Camps run from 8:45 am until 3:30 pm (3 pm on Fridays);
CAMP COST: $273 per child plus $175 materials fee ($448 total per child).
HOW TO REGISTER:
Go to the locations, below, to get the phone number and/or registration website information. For Montessori Schools of Rochester & Pontiac, you will register through us directly, at the link provided below. For ALL OTHER LOCATIONS, you will need to enroll through them and pay them directly.
AFTER signing up and paying them, all parents must create a log-in and password (shown at each location below), and fill out ALL information (sign liability forms, and fill out allergy information) . Please note, child will be disenrolled if this information is not received within 24 hours of initial registration. These camps sell out quickly!
*Please note, for those who would like advanced camps, but it is not offered at the location of your choice: if you have a child who is older (going into 6th grade) but needs to be in camp all day OR loves to cook and doesn’t care there are younger kids in the camp, it will be allowed, and we will give them extra duties; just talk with the admin at each location, and they will get you signed up.
2025 SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULES – ENROLLMENT #S UPDATED AS OF 4/2/25:
Birmingham Community Education:
Enroll and pay by calling: 248-203-3800
With all of the weeks sold out in this location, we are happy to say we opened another week:
Week of 6/23 – sold out!
Week of 7/7 – NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT
Week of 7/14 – sold out!
Week of 7/21 – sold out!
Week of 7/28 – sold out!
Lake Orion High School:
Enroll and pay by calling: (248) 693-5436
Wk of 7/14 – sold out!
Brighton High School:
Enroll and pay at: https://brightonk12.ce.eleyo.com/course/1152/summer-2025/rata2ee-cooking-summer-camp
Wk of 7/28
Montessori-Crystal Lake (Pontiac):
Enroll at: http://bit.ly/Rata2eeCookingClassesAndCamps
Call 248-219-5752 to make pmt arrangements after enrolling:
Week of 8/4
Novi Middle School:
Enroll at: https://novischools.digitalsignup.com/Class/1535-rata2ee-cooking-classes-for-kids-2nd---5 to make pmt arrangements after enrolling:
Wk of 7/7
Wk of 7/14
Montessori School of Rochester:
Enroll at: http://bit.ly/Rata2eeCookingClassesAndCamps
Call 248-219-5752 to make pmt arrangements after enrolling:
Week of 6/16
Week of 7/21
Rochester Community House:
Enroll and pay by calling: 248-651-0622
Week of 6/23 – sold out!
Week of 7/7 – sold out!
Week of 7/21 – sold out!
Week of 8/4 – sold out!
A TYPICAL SUMMER CAMP DAY
*Please note, these are approximate timings and may vary per location (you will receive an email a few weeks before camp starts with information specific to your location)
8:45: Parents drop off kids - *please be patient, it’s a little hectic on Mondays, but the process gets smooth after the first day
9-10: Make a healthy morning snack (kids should have breakfast before coming, as this is a snack, not a meal)
10-11: Outside play time
11-12:30: 90-minute Cooking Lesson; kids make and eat a main dish, side dish and fruit salad
12:30-1:15: Lunch; kids go outside and eat the lunch they just made and learn food nutrition
1:15-2: Make and eat dessert
2-2:30: Learn Beginner's Gardening; Kids learn how plants grow
2:30-3:15: Yoga; Kids learn yoga poses, stretches, breathing, and discuss very important life lessons
3:15-3:30*: EOD Gathering; Kids gather their things and are brought to the parent pick-up area.
Please wait in line and do not take your child until you or designated driver have signed them out.
*Pick-up time is 3:30 pm on Mon-Thurs and at 3 pm on Fridays (EXCEPT BIRMINGHAM LOCATION, which is 3:30 pm all days)