At the Greater Wichita YMCA, we teach kids to find their way around a kitchen and to make good food choices in a fun, hands-on setting. They gain much more than cooking skills from the experience. Children who learn healthy habits at an early age, grow up to be happy and active adults.
75 minute class/10 weeks.
Level 1: Build basic culinary skills, incorporating nutrition and fun food experiments.
Includes: chef hat, apron, progress reports and a kid-prepared recipe showcase at the end of the session.
Level 2: Build on culinary skills from level 1 with new weekly concepts and recipes to make and taste.
Open to members and non-members
Financial assistance available
Fees: Members: $48/month for 3 months via bank draft, or $144 total (member rate) for the 10-week Academy.
Non-Members: $78/month for 3 months via bank draft, or $234 total (non-member rate) for the 10-week Academy.
**Two-week daytime session available for the summer dates below. The two-week session registration must be paid in full, not via bank draft (financial assistance still available).
The YMCA is excited to offer a series of hands-on cooking classes called Cooking Matters to pregnant women, parents or caregivers of young children (you do not have to be a Y member). The free Cooking Matters series helps families learn to shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget.
DOWNTOWN YMCA Cooking Matters; 4 Week Program Sessions
English option, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Wednesday, September 9
Wednesday, September 16
Wednesday, September 23
Wednesday, September 30
Spanish option, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Monday, September 14
Monday, September 21
Monday, September 28
Monday, October 5
SOUTH YMCA Cooking Matters; 4 Week Program Sessions
English option, 10-11:30AM
Thursday, August 27
Thursday, September 3
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 17
This is a program with free groceries. There is no fee to participants. However, please make sure you will be able to attend at least three of the four class dates listed. Class is for adults only, contact Tammi Krier regarding free childcare opportunities.
Free take-home groceries to try new recipes on your family
Meal planning & budgeting
A grocery store tour for affordable, healthy foods
Hands-on cooking to taste new dinner ideas
Free childcare available
Space limited for this free program. Open to members and non-members.
Cooking Matters is a program of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign.
Kitchen Flex Series
Kitchen Flex Series for Cancer Survivors
Hands-on cooking class
The Kitchen Flex series is designed to get you on track to achieve the health results you are looking for. This round is specifically for LIVESTRONG participants and cancer survivors providing a supportive place to gather and learn
Make three new recipes each class
Learn key kitchen and eating strategies
Attend all four classes to receive 50 bonus points in the YMCA 360 app
Collaborate and learn with fellow cancer survivors
