Camp Cook

Camp Cook offers cooking classes and private group cooking classes. In class, participants prepare recipes start to finish, often in small groups, and bring home prepared recipes with generous servings. Aprons are provided, and closed toe shoes are required.

Programs

• Camp Cook — Tweens ages 8-12; Middle/High School/Homeschool students ages 12-17; Neurodiverse Teens/Young Adults 13-21; Neurodiverse Post High School Adults 18+; Adults · Cooking classes and private group cooking classes offered in Cypress, TX. Small classes with individualized attention; no previous kitchen or cooking experience needed for many classes.
• Neurodiverse Teens CONNECT at Supper Club — 13+
• Neurodiverse Teens CONNECT at Summer Camp — 13+
• Neurodiverse Adults CONNECT at Lunch Bunch & Saturday Socials — 18+
• Neurodiverse Teens 13-21 Classes — 13-21
• Homeschool Classes — Tweens ages 8-12; Middle/High School/Homeschool students ages 12-17
• Middle/High School Classes — 12-17
• Adventures-to-Go — Private group cooking classes or adjunct cooking class for a school or organization.
• SATURDAY FUN Kids in the Kitchen — Tweens 8-12
• FALL BREAK FUN Kids in the Kitchen — Tweens 8-12
• SUNDAY SUPPERS — Middle/High School Teens 12-17
• SUNDAY FUNDAY Mom/Dad/Caregiver & Me — for ages 13+ up to adults

At a glance

• Ages: 8–18 years old

About the provider

Camp Cook is led by Mary Aragon, the owner, founder, and Culinary & Life Skills Coach. The program says it is back after a thirteen-year hiatus. Mary Aragon describes herself as a self-taught chef, caterer, former cooking school owner, recipe developer, and artist, and she also has ten years of experience as a youth and family minister and eleven years as a home educator. Camp Cook says its mission is to teach people to CONNECT and THRIVE in the kitchen.

Camp Cook teaches all students but says its specialty niche is the neurodiverse student. No previous kitchen or cooking experience is needed for some classes; all skill levels are welcome. Participants should be able to follow simple verbal instructions, mirror simple visually demonstrated directions, work independently in a small group, self-regulate, and be comfortable with hand-on-hand support/guidance. The curriculum is designed for learning in the home environment.

Last updated September 9, 2026.