Junior Chef Cookery School – 2015

Junior Chef Cookery School in Blackrock, Dublin wants to help you child discover the fun and delicious world of cooking in a safe, educational and tasty way. They run after school classes throughout the school term, host birthday parties on request and offer camps during school holidays such as at midterm, easter and summer.

Students are encouraged to eat and enjoy the food they have prepared which fills them and their parents with satisfaction for their hard work and also gets them to try new healthy foods that they may not have tried before. A nutrionist is on board to help devise healthy eating plans, recipies and menus for the classes.

Booking Your Junior Chef Camps And Course

You can book online here through our booking link directly to the Junior Chef Camps And Course

Camps And Course At Junior Chef

The Summer Camp courses last four or five days and students learn how to cook a variety of healthy foods. Students cook a main meal and dessert every day and sit together to enjoy their meals at the end of the day. They run from 9.30 – 14.00 and are suitable for children aged 5 to 13 years. These camps run through June, July and August.

Midterm Camps over five days where students aged 3 to 12 years learn to prepare a main meal and dessert everyday. This runs during the February midterm break from 9.30 – 14.00.

The Easter Camps are run for two weeks, the two weeks of the school holidays. Each camp is four days in duration. Again it is suitable for 3-12 year olds and runs from 9.30 – 14.00.

The after school courses run every day during the school term from 15.30 – 17.00. There are two groups, infants to first class and second to sixth class students.

Teenage Camps are run in the afternoons over Easter and Summer breaks for students aged 13 to 16 years from 3pm to 6pm.

Booking Online:– You can book online here through our booking link directly to the Junior Chef Show Application Form

Age groups

  1. Junior Chefs – age 8-12 years.
  2. Young Chef – teenage classes 13-16 years.
  3. Transition Year

Junior Chef Classes

Teaching children a skill for life, the basic cooking skills required for them to make meals encourage healthy eating and have lots of fun.

Age:- 8 -12 years
Duration:- 1.5 hours
Timetable:-Wednesday 15.30 – 17.00
Dates:- On Request.
Cost:-€150 for 6 classes. Multiples of 6 classes can be booked throughout the year.

Young Chefs Teenage Classes

The cheapest and healthiest way to eat is to cook it yourself. This course encourages teenagers to enjoy food, learn to cook, manage the kitchen and share this talent with their family and peers and learn a skill for life.
Age:-13 -16 years
Duration:- 2 hours
Timetable:- Wednesday 17.30 – 19.30
Dates:- On Request
Cost:-€160 for 6 classes. Multiples of 6 classes can be booked throughout the year.

Transition Year

Junior chef has run courses successfully for transition year students. It is a weekly cooking and kitchen management course that teaches young people to manage independently. To share great ideas with their friends, learn skills that will develop confidence in the kitchen, cook delicious meals for themselves, both main courses and deserts,and change their eating habits to a healthier lifestyle.

This course is highly recommended by teachers and the young people who have benefitted from the course. Prices on request.

Age: Transition Year students
Duration: 1 week
Timetable:9.30am to 2pm  (Evenings also available)
Dates: on request
Cost:€175

Cookery Birthday Parties At Junior Chef

The best parties are at Junior Chef and we run them from Thursday to Sunday, or during the week by special arrangement. The parties run for 2 hours, and parents do not need to provide anything.

The party is geared to the child’s age and we can take ages 4 to 16, or older by special request! If you are age 12 and over you can even cook a meal and dessert with your friends! If you have been here before you can choose some different recipes for party food.

The price does not include party bags, but they do bring home some of the cakes they have made. They will make their own pizzas, dough balls, cup cakes, sausage rolls and the birthday cake

If they want to do something different or if they are older and want to cook a meal for their friends, let us know.

Booking is essential and there is a deposit required.

  • Duration is 2 hours
  • Cost is €300 for the first 10 children and €12 for each child after that.

Chef Birthday Parties for Children and Teenagers

Junior Chef Cookery School are now catering for Home Cooking Birthday Parties for children and teenagers, all ingredients supplied, along with recipes and full instructions in a step by step guide on running your very own party.

This is ideal for families that wish to have their special birthday parties in the comfort of their own home. They offer tried and tested recipes that you can all enjoy cooking & baking.

Party Pac’s come in packs of 10 and come with all ingredients, aprons, utensils & full instructions needed for a perfect cooking party.

Excellent value at €100. For every extra child is €10 per child.

Facilites at Junior Chef

There are two fully equiped kitchens at Junior Chef Cookery School. There is one kitchen used for demonstration purposes and one larger kitchen for the children/teens to cook in. Each unit in the kitchen is equipped with an oven, sink, worktop and all necessary utensils. Children between the ages of five and nine work in groups and those over the age of nine work in pairs.

All students are carefully supervised with two adults per twelve students.

School Holiday Cooking Camps

The cooking camps run through every school holiday. The children cook a main course and a dessert each day, and then sit down together to eat all the delicious food they have made. Prices include all ingredients and fruit break.

Easter Camp 2017 -Week 1

Dates and times will be confirmed nearer to the time.

Dates – Mon 10th April – Thurs 13th April
Timetable:- 9.30am – 2pm
Cost:- €195
Ages:- ages  9 – 13 years

Easter Camp 2017 – Week 2

Dates: Tues 18th April – Fri 21st April
Timetable:- 9.30am – 2pm
Cost:- €195
Ages:- ages  9 – 13 years

Summer Camp 2017 : Over 12 Weeks

Dates: starting every Monday from 5th June and finishing up on Friday 25 August
Timetable:- 9.30am – 2pm (ages 4 – 13 years 2 classes)
Cost:- €180 euro for 5 days per child
Ages:- 9.30am – 2pm (ages 4–8 & 9–13 years)

Booking Online:– You can book online here through our booking link directly to the Junior Chef Show Application Form

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