Empower your students to learn cooking, eat in a healthy way and build a lifelong skills.

LIFT Enrichment is an after-school enrichment program specializing in providing healthy culinary in-person workshops to Title-1 schools across California, New York, and Texas. With over 14 years of experience, we currently teach more than 17,00 students every week. 


We believe in empowering kids by teaching them the valuable skill of cooking-one that will serve them for life. Our workshops are not only engaging but also educational, combining hands-on cooking with lessons about the cultural and nutritional significane of each recipie 


Our mission is to empower students for life by learning culinary fundamentals.

A few fun facts:

- We teach 17,000 students a week at hundreds of sites throughout the U.S. with a team of 200+ instructors

- We've been an expert at healthy after-school cooking classes since 2010 and have taught over 100,000 students to date!

- Our specialty is partnering with Title-1 schools with grants such as ASES, 21st Century or ELOP

Clients Include:

- Desert Sands USD

- Val Verde USD

- Palm Springs

- Greenfield USD

and many more!

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why work with us?

Why We're The Best At Culinary Education For Students 

17,000+ students taught cooking each week

200+ schools and district partners

Unique focus on healthy eating and culinary fundamentals

Testimonials

“Everyone between Kinder and 8th grade are having that hands on opportunity to learn about Nutrition, learning different ways to put recipes together and do it in a meaningful way." 

Amber Gascoigne, Director of Expanded Learning, Palm Springs USD

“Parents Love it. The students Love it! They are trying new foods and it teaches them early. It teaches students what they need to know to prepare healthier options because they need to eat."

Alfredo Perez, Aces Program Mentor ,Panama Buena Vista USD

“Students are learining things and they don't even know they are learning!"

Jorge Maldonado, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Coordinator, Palmdale USD

What makes us unique?

1. Cooking That’s Fun: A classroom experience with Chef Teachers that are professional, background checked and engaging with great class management.

2. Cooking That’s Healthy: Curriculum that focuses on nutrition, simple ingredients and popular recipes that students enjoy.

3. Cooking That’s Educational: We go beyond the food and teach culture, life skills, science and culinary fundamentals that students will use for life

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Are you a Title-1 school in need of a healthy culinary
workshop for your students?