Madison College Youth Camps - Madison Campuses

Madison College Youth Camps - Madison Campuses offers hands-on and immersive youth camps where participants can craft high-end desserts like macarons with marshmallow buttercream and lemon meringue filling, make cheesecake with homemade jam, make crème brûlée, and make meringue nests. Campers can also explore global flavors, learn professional culinary techniques, work in teams to prepare complete meals from start to finish, practice knife precision and seasoning balance, and focus on plating and presentation, as well as learn knife skills, kitchen safety, and essential stovetop techniques while making dishes from around the world, including pasta, stir-fries, sauces, soups, and salads. Additional camps include learning foundational principles of lettering and penmanship, using calligraphy skills to experiment with watercolor techniques and design personalized cards, capturing attention-grabbing photos using composition tricks, shooting videos including TikTok-style content, using green screen effects, editing photos and videos with music, sound effects, and voice-overs, and sketching nature subjects such as trees and clouds before painting them in watercolor.

• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: Camp registration opens on February 28 at 8:00 AM; camps generally run 9:00 AM–3:00 PM with breakfast snacks available at 8:45–9:00 AM drop off, a morning session from 9:00–11:15 AM, lunch from 11:30 AM–12:15 PM, an afternoon session from 12:30–3:00 PM, and pick up from 3:00–3:15 PM; individual camps range from 3-day to 5-day sessions on specific weekdays between June 15, 2026, and July 16, 2026.
• Price: Session fees range from $175.00 to $275.00, depending on the specific camp.

Madison College Youth Camps - Madison Campuses includes several distinct sessions: Youth Camp - Fancy Desserts for high school students (4 days, June 15–18, 2026, Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $225.00) and for middle school students (4 days, June 22–25, 2026, Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $225.00); Youth Camp - NitroX (5 days, June 15–19, 2026, Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $275.00); Youth Camp - Calligraphy/Watercolor (5 days, June 15–19, 2026, Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $275.00); Youth Camp - Culinary Cooking Camp for high school students (3 days, June 17–19, 2026, Wednesday–Friday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $175.00) and for middle school students (3 days, July 7–9, 2026, Tuesday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $175.00); Youth Camp - Photo & Video Storytelling (4 days, June 22–25, 2026, Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $225.00); Youth Camp - Nature Sketching/Watercolor (5 days, June 22–26, 2026, Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $275.00); and Youth Camp - Baking Camp - Session 1 (3 days, July 14–16, 2026, Tuesday–Thursday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, fee $175.00). Breakfast snacks are available at drop off, and lunch is provided by Madison College Catering.

Youth Camp - NitroX is sponsored by the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealer's Association and local business champions. The Calligraphy/Watercolor camp includes calligraphy in the morning and watercolor in the afternoon. The Photo & Video Storytelling camp includes green screen effects and TikTok-style content creation, along with other creative photo and video projects.

Madison College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is the University of Wisconsin’s number-one source of transfer students. The college is led by president Dr. Jennifer Berne, who works in partnership with the District Board of Trustees, who represent district-wide community interests. Madison College opened its doors as the Madison Continuation School between 1912 and 1921, later became Madison Area Technical College within the Wisconsin Technical College System, and expanded over the decades to include multiple campuses, including the Truax campus built in the 1970s and the Goodman South Campus opened through the South Campus Initiative that began in 2016. Madison College covers 40 school districts and has campuses located throughout these districts. Madison College states that its mission is to provide diverse communities open access to quality higher education that fosters student lifelong learning and success.

Last updated February 27, 2026.