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Class Description 
Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory experiences, hands-on activities and working together to create delicious results.
Food Explorers provides children with the knowledge to make healthy choices for themselves. By combining nutrition education with cooking and hands-on food exploration, you'll have a Food Explorer in no time!

Food Explorers Cooking Classes
Spring Desserts
Join Food Explorers for a 4 week dessert class! We’ll be making blueberry trifles, fruit tarts, fruit cobbler, and ambrosia. All recipes are nut free but will contain dairy, eggs and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not possible.

Dates: Mondays, April 1 - April 29 (No class 4/15) Cancelled due to low enrollment
Grades/ Location: 3rd- 5th at GOES
Time: 3:30pm- 5pm
Cost: $ 83
Max: 12

Dates: Wednesdays, April 3 - May 1 (No class 4/17)
Grades/ Location: 1st & 2nd at Quaker Farms
Time: 3:30pm- 5pm
Cost: $ 83
Max: 12
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Crazy Cookies Junior
Join Food Explorers for a week of over the top cookies! Forget everything you know about cookies because this week we’re stepping it up a notch. Each day you’ll make two cookie recipes with frostings, glazes, jams, edible cookie dough bites and more. You’ll be making recipes like Cookie Nachos, Caramel Cheesecake Cookies, French Silk Pie Cookies and Blueberry Crumble Cookies. All recipes are nut free but do contain eggs, dairy and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not possible.

Dates: June 24- 28
Grades/ Location: 2nd- 4th at the Oxford Center Municipal Annex
Time: 9am- 12pm
Cost: $ 150
Max: 12

Crazy Cookies Advanced
Join Food Explorers for a week of over the top cookies! Forget everything you know about cookies because this week we’re stepping it up a notch in this advanced cookie camp. Each day you’ll make two cookie recipes with frostings, glazes, jams, edible cookie dough bites and more. You’ll be making recipes like Peach Cobbler Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cherry Sundae Cookies and Key Lime Pie Cookies. All recipes are nut free but do contain eggs, dairy and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not possible.

Dates: June 24- 28
Grades/ Location: 5th- 8th at the Oxford Center Municipal Annex
Time: 1pm- 4pm
Cost: $ 150
Max: 12
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Pasta Week
Join Food Explorers for an entire week of pasta making! Everyday, you’ll make your own pasta dough from scratch, and turn it into a delicious meal along with a fresh salad each day. You’ll be making recipes like homemade ravioli, bowties and fettuccine with a from scratch sauce. All recipes are nut free but do contain eggs, dairy and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not possible.

Dates: July 1- 3
Grades/ Location: 3rd- 6th at the Oxford Center Municipal Annex
Time: 9am- 12pm
Cost: $ 100
Max: 12

Cupcakes
Join Food Explorers for a cupcake spectacular! Each day you’ll be making two brand new recipes from homemade cake, homemade frosting and delicious toppings. You’ll make recipes like cookie dough, blackberry white chocolate, chocolate brownie and strawberry shortcake. All recipes are nut free but do contain eggs, dairy and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not possible.

Dates: July 1- 3
Grades/ Location: 2nd- 5th at the Oxford Center Municipal Annex
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Cost: $ 100
Max: 12
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From Scratch
Join Food Explores for a week of hands-on baking! Explore advanced baking techniques like homemade dough, homemade pie crust and intricately decorated shortbread cookies. With recipes like Mini Apple Lattice Pies, Strawberry Twists, Pear Cinnamon Rolls and Pizza from scratch, these recipes full of skill building and exploration. All recipes are nut free but do contain eggs, dairy and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not possible

Dates: August 19- 23
Grades/ Location: 3- 6 at the Oxford Center Municipal Annex
Time: 9a- 12p
Cost: $150
Max: 12

Dates: August 19- 23
Grades/ Location: 4- 7 at the Oxford Center Municipal Annex
Time: 1p- 4p
Cost: $150
Max: 12

Additional Information
“Food Explorers camps are half day (3 hour camps).
While children are welcome to register for both AM and PM camps, Food Explorers instructors are unable to care for campers during the 12- 1pm lunch break. *Please organize childcare during this hour if children are registered for both camps.

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Baking Adventure 
N/A 3 - 6 MTuWThF  08/19/2024 - 08/23/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Oxford Center Municipal Annex Building - Classroom
$150.00 R, $160.00 NR
12 seat(s) available
 
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Crazy Cookies Advanced 
N/A 5 - 8 MTuWThF  06/24/2024 - 06/28/2024
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Oxford Center Municipal Annex Building - Classroom
$150.00 R, $160.00 NR
12 seat(s) available
 
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Crazy Cookies Junior 
N/A 2 - 4 MTuWThF  06/24/2024 - 06/28/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Oxford Center Municipal Annex Building - Classroom
$150.00 R, $160.00 NR
11 seat(s) available
 
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Cupcakes 
N/A 2 - 5 MTuW  07/01/2024 - 07/03/2024
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Oxford Center Municipal Annex Building - Classroom
$100.00 R, $110.00 NR
9 seat(s) available
 
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From Scratch 
N/A 4 - 7 MTuWThF  08/19/2024 - 08/23/2024
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Oxford Center Municipal Annex Building - Classroom
$150.00 R, $160.00 NR
12 seat(s) available
 
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Pasta Week 
N/A 3 - 6 MTuW  07/01/2024 - 07/03/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Oxford Center Municipal Annex Building - Classroom
$100.00 R, $110.00 NR
9 seat(s) available
 
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Spring Desserts (GOES) * CANCELED
N/A 3 - 5 04/01/2024 - 04/29/2024
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Great Oak Elementary School
$83.00 R
12 seat(s) available
No class 4/15
 
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Spring Desserts (QF) 
N/A 1 - 2 04/03/2024 - 05/01/2024
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Quaker Farms School
$83.00 R
6 seat(s) available
No class 4/17
* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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