Accelerate U Summer Camps

Held at GTC’s Culinary Institute of the Carolinas at the Northwest Campus, these four-day programs take place in CHI’s beautiful training kitchen and focus on building your confidence and skills for a variety of culinary adventures. Join our chefs to have fun while learning the techniques you need to cook a variety of delicious recipes from different cultures. These include Asian Pacific cuisine, dishes from Italy, Greece and Morocco, and also common pastries of Italy and France. Cobblers, bread pudding and other southern sweets are on the menu!

At the end of each class day, you’ll learn important culinary life skills to prepare you for cooking on your own, including how to create a food budget, how to repurpose leftovers into new dishes, and how to shop for the ingredients you need. This program also teaches essential skills like safe food handling and sanitation.

Regional Classics

Dates: June 26-29, 2023 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Truist Culinary & Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI), 556 Perry Ave Ste B114, Greenville, SC 29611
Cost: $349

Come explore regional cuisines and the ingredients, techniques, and history that make them unique. The camp will cross between both baking and cooking skills!

• Southeast – shrimp and grits, greens, etc.
• Tex Mex – tacos & salsas
• Central – BPT, Iowa Food
• Cajun/Creole – etouffee, jambalaya, meridian

Advanced Baking

Dates: July 10-13, 2023 – 8 a.m. to noon
Location: Truist Culinary & Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI), 556 Perry Ave Ste B114, Greenville, SC 29611
Cost: $349

This camp takes our high school students to new heights of baking. We’ll knead, roll, leaven, proof, fill, and more! Let’s get those skills sweetened and refined!

• Laminated dough
• Production
• Artisan breads
• Production/pizza day

ACF Mystery Basket

Dates: July 17-20, 2023 – 8 a.m. to noon
Location: Truist Culinary & Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI), 556 Perry Ave Ste B114, Greenville, SC 29611
Cost: $349

Ready, set, go! This technical summer camp will teach students the skills they need to plan and execute culinary creations with surprises along the way. We will finish the week with a thrilling competition. Who knows what you’ll find inside yourself and your basket!

• Knife Skills, chicken breakdown, introduction to mystery basket
• Skill work – Chef-led mystery basket
• Practice round – Student-led mystery basket
• Final competition

Cooking for Life Bootcamp

Dates: July 24-27, 2023 – 8 a.m. to noon
Location: Truist Culinary & Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI), 556 Perry Ave Ste B114, Greenville, SC 29611
Cost: $349

Whether you're going to college, looking forward to living on your own or just need to learn how to cook on a budget, enlist in this boot camp to get prepared with fundamental culinary skills. During this course, CHI's Chef will teach you essential life skills in the kitchen, from creating a real-world budget to making a delicious meal with what's in your cupboard.

• Breakfast
• Lunchbox
• Snacks/Desserts
• Family Meals

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Dress Code

Parents are asked to have their children wear apparel that is appropriate for summer camp activities. We require all campers to wear tennis shoes each day.  All registered campers will receive an Accelerate U shirt on the first day of camp. They will be expected to wear that shirt each day.  The dress code requires long pants, closed-toe shoes, and hair pulled back (minimal jewelry please).

Waiting List

No seats in the camp you are interested in? Place your child on the Summer Camps waiting list. The waiting list option will appear in lieu of the “add to cart” option when a class is at capacity.

Allergies

GTC does not guarantee an allergen-free environment, if a student has food or other allergies, please notify the camp administrator or staff.

NOTE: Culinary camp recipes may contain nuts, nut oils, shellfish, gluten, dairy, produce and other food allergens.

Drop-Off

• Parents/guardians must escort their children to and from the building and sign them in and out each day.
• Campers should arrive on campus no earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start of the Campers arriving earlier will not be supervised, and parents/guardians must accept full responsibility for their behavior and safety.
• Campers who are able to drive may check themselves in if the parent provides the camper forms ahead of time and indicates that the student will be driving.

Pick-Up

• Parents must pick up children from the lobby and sign them
• Each parent must show a driver’s license or valid ID when picking up their child.
• If someone other than the parent on the registration form is picking up a camper, an alternate pick-up form MUST be sent in/on file. This person must also show ID when picking up.
• Campers should be picked up promptly at 12m. for the morning sessions and 5 p.m. for afternoon sessions. If campers are not picked up within 15 minutes after their class has ended, they will be escorted to the supervised lunch area.
• A late fee of $15 for every 15 minutes will be charged for campers remaining more than 15 minutes after their class has
• Please allow ample time for traffic and weather, and if you’re going to be late, call (864) 250-8642.
• Campers who are able to drive may check themselves out if the parent provides the camper forms ahead of time and indicates that the student will be driving.

Early Pick-Up

Please notify staff during check-in.

Safety and Security

Do not call or text your children during camp hours because this may disrupt the class or cause an accident. GTC is not responsible for the loss of personal items such as video games and cell phones.

Disruptive Behavior

Campers engaging in disruptive behavior will be sent home after an initial warning and will not be allowed to return. This includes inappropriate behavior, fighting, shoving and inappropriate language.

Special Needs

If a student has any physical, emotional, or educational special needs that would require special accommodations by camp staff, it is the responsibility of the legal guardian to disclose that information at the time of enrollment so camp staff are aware. Note: GTC does not guarantee all special accommodations can be met, but will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations with advanced notice.

Instructors

Each Accelerate U site is managed by a qualified staff of GTC Instructors and Teacher Aides. Summer Camp instructors are highly qualified educators from our local area who are selected for their abilities and expertise. They have years of experience and are excited about working with children and teens, along with providing a creative and stimulating learning environment. All camp staff has completed a screening process that meets the requirements set forth by Greenville Technical College and all staff members are required to attend an in-service training orientation.  All staff members have obtained successful criminal background checks. 

Cancellation/Refund Policy

• GTC reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or instructor availability, in which case registrants receive a full
• The college gives no refunds after the course
• No-shows are responsible for the full registration
• If your child cannot attend a camp, please notify the Registration office at (864) 250-8800 or CE@gvltec.edu immediately.
• The college grants a full refund to registrants if the cancellation is received 11 or more business days before the course starts, less a $20 processing fee.
• The college refunds registrants 75 percent of the registration fee if the cancellation is received within 10 business days before the course starts, less a $20 processing fee.
• No refund will be issued if the cancellation is received less than 10 days prior to the camp start date. We regret that no exceptions can be made, please plan responsibly and accordingly.

Summer camps early registration will open on February 28, followed by open registration beginning March 14.

Don’t wait until the last minute to register. Make sure your child has a summer to remember!

How to Register

• ONLINE: Browse program information for each camp and click the link to the session’s registration page.
• BY PHONE: Call (864) 250-8800
• IN PERSON: Visit the Greenville Tech Dreisbach/Anderson Student Success Center on the Barton Campus

Registration Notes

• Provide the camper’s information – name, date of birth, school attended.
• Payment must be made at the time of registration. Make sure the college has the correct email and telephone number on file when you register. If we need to contact you in event of an emergency or cancellation, this is the information we will use.
• Make sure the email that you register with is the parent or guardian's. Do not register with the student's email address. This is our primary method of contact and we need to be able to contact you directly.

Keep summer camp alive all year long with these four-hour culinary camp options for current 9^th through 12^th graders at the Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center.