Culinary Summer Camp Fun!
Camp CHOP summer camp is a culinary camp for kids ages 10-17. This cooking summer camp provides a fun and dynamic hands-on educational experience for young chefs passionate about the culinary arts.
In our state-of-the-art teaching kitchen, aspiring chefs learn the basics of cooking, baking, and kitchen safety, while enjoying an enriching, memorable, and fun summer camp experience. The Camp CHOP instructional team includes professional chefs, veteran teachers, camp professionals, and scientists who provide a truly unique and immersive experience that kids will be talking about all year.
As the newest addition to our world-renowned collection of programs, Camp CHOP benefits from our 40 years of camp and educational program experience, including enhancing the lives of 1.5 million campers who have participated in our programs across the country.
Smells delicious… what are you waiting for?
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CULINARY CREATIONS
Campers feel right at home in our professional kitchen creating delectable dishes at their own cooking stations. Fully equipped with range, microwave, mixer, blender, pots, pans, and cooking utensils, our facility has everything you would find in a proper chef’s kitchen. We have created an environment where campers learn by using hands-on cooking techniques.


SUMMER CAMP ADVENTURES
Camp CHOP is much more than a cooking camp! Campers can participate in outdoor adventures such as the giant swing, fish’n float, water obstacles, go-karts; evening programs like fort building, moon landings, spa night, ice creams socials, techno dance parties; and elective activities including paintball, scavenger races, 3D printing, drone flying, building water rovers, LARPing, and more!
Our unique activities are created to be challenging, exhilarating, and unforgettable. At Camp CHOP, campers make lifelong friends and summer memories they will never forget.

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CONTACT US
ADDRESS:
Camp CHOP
8144 Mt Laurel Rd,
Clover, VA 24534
PHONE:
1-888-836-1212
EMAIL:
registrar@gdi.org
MORE WAYS TO SAVE WITH CAMP CHOP SUMMER CAMP
Refer a Friend – Does your camper have a friend who wants to attend one of our programs? If you get another child to sign up for camp, you will receive $100 per referral toward your camper’s tuition, and the camper you refer will receive $50 towards their tuition. If you are already registered and have a friend who wants to attend, contact our summer camp registrar at registrar@gdi.org and we will walk you through applying your savings.
Sibling Discount – Save $100 on each additional sibling who registers for any of our programs. Simply sign up and the discount will automatically apply to your account.