Inspire your budding young cooks to fire up their imagination and learn new skills in a supportive, fun and engaging environment.
Our Growing Gourmets cooking camps provide mid-term, Easter and summer courses for 11 - 15 year olds, as well as an Essential Skills for TY course.
All our courses are hands-on, and as well as rustling up a delicious lunch and daily snacks, they'll have some incredible treats to bring home and lots of new stories to share.
Common Questions
- Where can teenagers learn to cook in Dublin?
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Dublin Cookery School runs cooking courses and camps for 11 to 17 year olds at our Blackrock kitchen, 15 minutes from Dublin city centre. Camps run in the school holidays — summer, Easter, and the October and February mid-terms — split into Juniors for ages 11 to 14 and Seniors for 14 to 17. There is also a four-day Essential Skills course for Transition Year students, which runs during term time. All are hands-on, and students take home what they cook. Dates and prices are on each course page.
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What age are the teen cooking courses for?
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Ages 11 to 17. Juniors are 11 to 14 and Seniors are 14 to 17. We do not run classes for children under 11.
- Should a 14-year-old book Juniors or Seniors?
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Either — 14 is the one age that sits in both. It comes down to what they'd prefer: in Juniors they'll be at the older end of an 11 to 14 group, in Seniors at the younger end of a 14 to 17 one. No experience is needed for either, so pick whichever they'd be more comfortable in.
- What's the difference between a cooking course and a camp?
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Camps run in the school holidays over two or four days. The Transition Year course runs during term time over four days.
- Do teenagers need any cooking experience?
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No. No experience is needed for any of our teen camps or courses — everything is taught on the day, and beginners are welcome on every one.
- Do they take home what they cook?
- Students will eat what they make on-site for lunch. Sometimes, with baked goods, they may bring some home to share!