Do you know your sushi from your seaweed? Your curry from your casserole? Your churros from your doughnuts? Your gnocchi from your pasta?
This mission is for fearless cooks! It is your opportunity to go head-to-head with a team of bold chefs and battle it out to impress our Hive judges. Are you ready for some tough competition – and pretty delicious food?
Your challenge?
Five days
Five countries
Ten projects
Hundreds of ingredients
… And two judges!
Starting as a Commis Chef, you’ll earn your stripes over the course of the week in five different kitchens: Japan, Spain, Ethiopia, Italy and Lebanon. Will you make it to Head Chef?
There will be plenty of suspense, drama, fun and excitement as the teams compete in fierce daily heats! You’ll need to prep and cook as fast as you can, you’ll have to invent recipes and create new dishes, you’ll learn to grow spices and herbs and to get the most of your ingredients. Will the judges be impressed?
The competition will conclude with an exciting Supper Club in the Great Outdoors!* Laid out for parents by the children, it will be an opportunity for them to showcase the recipes they learnt and the dishes they created.
TYPE OF MISSION
Grow.Cook.Eat
RECOMMENDED AGE RANGE
8 - 11 (Years 4 - 6). Because of the nature of this mission and the specific skills and activities involved, it is only suitable for children 8 or older. If you have any question about this or if you are unsure and would like to talk through with us, please free to call or email the team. We'll be very happy to advise.
FACILITATION
Both Lead and Support Facilitators on this type of mission are Cooking facilitators. Parents always receive a full list of facilitators a week of so before the start of camp. We operate an overall ratio of 1:8 in our camps. All facilitators are DBS and reference checked; all undergo The Hive in-house safeguarding training. Sites include several fully qualified First Aiders.
MISSION DURATION
Five day mission with the flexibility to book 2, 3 or 5 days.
DAILY TIMES
The mission runs from 9.30am to 4pm.
Extended care is also available from 8.30am to 6pm - an additional charge applies.
END OF MISSION SHOWCASE
All Hive missions finish with an exhibition, showcase or performance for parents.The format depends on each particular mission. We usually ask parents to arrive between 15 and 30 minutes early to get the most out of the showcases.
PRICES
Prices for this mission start at £125 per child for 2 days. The price decreases as more days are booked. We also offer sibling, multi-week and group discounts. Please click here to see our price list.
HIVE T-SHIRT
One free Hive T-Shirt is given to each child on this mission. Replacements will be charged for at a rate of £8 per T-shirt.
