Chocolate & bakery labs
Hands-on sessions in the Academy's chocolate and bakery labs — temper, shape, bake, and take your work home.
Culinary Summer Camp · Ages 16–20 · Lucerne
Two weeks in July. A career decision made easy.
Before choosing a culinary education, taste one. Two weeks in Lucerne, CHF 3'300 all-inclusive — and the full fee is credited against tuition if you enrol.
What it is
The first rung on the ladder
The BHMS Summer Camp brings 16–20-year-olds to Lucerne for two weeks each July — a real taste of professional kitchens, Swiss hospitality and student life at the Swiss Culinary Academy, alongside a cohort of friends from every continent.
- 2 weeks each July, in the heart of Lucerne
- Ages 16–20 — no cooking experience required
- CHF 3'300 all-inclusive
- Chaperoned residence throughout the camp
- Certificate on completion
What you do
Fourteen days, zero spectating
Camp days run hands-on with BHMS chefs — the same instructors who teach the Academy's diploma and bachelor students.
Swiss specialties
Cook the classics of the country that invented modern hospitality — Swiss dishes, prepared the Swiss way.
Hotel behind-the-scenes
Tour working hotels behind the scenes — from the kitchen pass to the banquet floor, where culinary careers actually happen.
Mount Pilatus & Lake Lucerne
Excursions to Mount Pilatus and out on the lake — Switzerland's postcard landscape, built into the programme.
A cohort from every continent
Two weeks of shared kitchens and shared tables build friendships that span the globe — many campers return as classmates.
All-inclusive, chaperoned
One fee covers everything; students live in a chaperoned residence and finish with a certificate in hand.
The smart part
Your test-drive is free if you buy the car
Complete the camp and BHMS credits your full CHF 3'300 camp fee against tuition when you enrol in a diploma or bachelor programme. Try the career first — and if it's the right one, the camp costs you nothing.
CHF 3'300 paid → CHF 3'300 credited on enrolment
Ready for July?
Reserve a place at the camp
Full dates, daily schedule and registration live on the dedicated Summer Camp site. Already sure about a full programme? Apply to the Academy directly — the camp credit still applies.
Three intakes a year. One decision that pays you back.
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