Cooking with Kids Foundation

Cooking with Kids Foundation offers cooking classes where children learn to use kitchen tools and prepare healthy meals. The program also includes French Dinner Camps, including 5-day French Dinner Camps where kids cook nutritious food and share it with their family. Classes include activities such as creating shopping lists, doing mindful grocery shopping, and reading food labels.

• Ages: 7–13 years old
• Schedule: Spring and Summer 2026 cooking classes, including two 5-week spring sessions and 5-day French Dinner Camps in spring and summer

Cooking with Kids Foundation states that it strives to promote children’s health and create awareness of obesity and type II diabetes. The program’s classes are described as specially designed to empower kids to create shopping lists, shop mindfully, read food labels, cook nutritious food, and share it with their family. The organization states that the skills taught go beyond learning how to cook and include instilling confidence, self-worth, and creativity, and that by the end of classes kids become more discerning about their food choices. Cooking with Kids Foundation expresses a belief that healthy food is the foundation of healthy self-esteem and leads to a successful school life. Cooking with Kids Foundation is a non-profit organization and a 501(c)(3).

The leadership team includes Chef Lynda Rexroat (Founder and CEO), John F. Rexroat (Founder and Secretary), Bill Durkin (School Garden Coordinator), and Christian G.P. Brockmann (Marketing). The program notes that camps fill fast and encourages families to sign up.

Last updated June 19, 2026.