About JCOA

Junior Chefs of America, Inc. is the leading non-profit culinary school bridging culinary classes with STEAM educational lessons.

Founded in 2015, we have established a curriculum that teaches ages 4-18 how to embrace a passion for the hospitality industry through food.

It was President Benjamin Franklin who famously advised fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736 that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Which simply means It is better to stop something bad from happening than it is to deal with it after it has happened.

With the cost of living rapidly increasing, there are more and more families becoming impoverished. And we all know where there is a rise in poverty, there is a rise in crime. 

At Junior Chefs of America, we help identify those who are at the highest risk of being affected and work to reduce the possibility of violence through teaching students self-sufficiency. 

We collaborate with strategic community partnerships that align with our mission to intervene in the lives of our kids and youth to give them new tools and lessons to become great Chefs. 

We offer 5 programs, through 1 great school to help. We utilize S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Culinary Techniques, English, Culinary Arts, Math) lessons with our students to stimulate their brains and make their learning experience fun! Our targeted culinary programs teach our students how to Cook, Grow, Give Back & Be Empowered. 

Since our inception we have helped hundreds of kids and teens learn the importance of food sustainability. We strive to take our mission global through the establishment of JCOA Francises. 

Join us in our vision to help us make a difference. Take a class and experience why Junior Chefs of America has become the school with 5 programs and 1 great school. 

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Corporate Partners

We are proud to partner with leading corporations, small businesses, foundations, private investment firms, governments, humanitarian organization, senior citizen centers, farmers, social clubs, professional groups and local community organizations.

Each partnership plays a special role to help us as we strive to teach our students how to prepare healthy meals and also offer these meals to the community.

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JCOA Culinary Classes

Ages 4-18 Years Old

Cooking Classes
With STEAM Lessons

Adult Classes

Ages 18+ Years Old

Hand-on Cooking Classes For Individuals, Team or Private Parties

Speciality Technique Cooking Classes

Ages 4-18 Years Old

Cooking Technique Classes

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Ages 4-18 Years Old

Community Food Sustaining Awareness Programs

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