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East Orlando · Ages 3½–18

Cook. Create.
Lead.

Munch & Co. is a youth academy where kids cook, bake, build, engineer, design, and lead — real skills, real tools, real confidence, one hands-on class at a time.

Wear the Process.

Young students in aprons cooking together at a Munch & Co. class

Academy hours

Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (classes & programs end by 3:00 PM)

Location

East Orlando • 32828

Onboarding begins

Monday, October 5, 2026

The mobile creative studio

Our bus rolls up. Class begins.

Six seats per bus class — every kid in a black Munch & Co. apron, hands on real food, cooking, baking, and building together.

The pink Munch & Co. Creative Studio bus, side view with black lettering
Inside the Munch & Co. bus: stainless steel prep kitchen with pink brand panels

What’s your next MUNCH?

More than baking. It’s baking, building, engineering & more.

Every MUNCH × line is already built into every class we teach. One project = cooking, building, engineering, food science, design, media, business, and leadership together.

Enrolling

CULINARY

Create through food

Cook, bake, plate, test, nourish, serve

Soon

ENGINEERING

Build & solve

Design, construct, engineer, troubleshoot, innovate

Soon

SCIENCE

Discover & experiment

Question, test, observe, experiment, understand

Soon

DESIGN

Imagine & make

Create, craft, design, prototype, beautify

Soon

MEDIA

Tell stories

Film, photograph, edit, produce, communicate

Soon

CULTURE

Learn & connect

Explore cultures, traditions, food, art, stories and perspectives

Soon

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Create value

Develop ideas, solve problems, pitch, plan, build

Enrolling

LEADERSHIP

Inspire & guide

Communicate, collaborate, serve, make decisions, lead

Food is the vehicle. Life skills are the destination.

The philosophy

The Becoming System™

The journey is not random words — it is a progression. BECOMING. is last not because it is the end, but because you never stop becoming.

  1. BEGIN.
  2. FOCUS.
  3. BUILD.
  4. DISCIPLINE.
  5. CREATE.
  6. LEAD.
  7. BECOMING.

Most brands sell products. Munch & Co. builds identity — every class, apron, hat, bead, and lab coat marks the phase a student is living in.

Signature academies

Five levels. One system.

MUNCH × Culinary

Five progressive levels — from first whisk and first build to food science, engineering challenges, media, and running a real venture.

  • Mini Chef · Ages 3½–6 (potty trained)
  • Everyday Chef · Ages 7–9
  • Skill Builder Chef · Ages 10–12
  • Chef Brigade · Ages 13–15
  • Culinary Leadership Academy · Ages 14–18
See all five levels
Young chefs working together in the Munch & Co. kitchen

Tuition & funding

We are a direct Step Up For Students provider.

MUNCH & CO. is a direct provider for Step Up For Students. After you register, submit your reimbursement or direct-pay request through your Step Up For Students EMA account and select MUNCH & CO. as the provider. We will confirm your child's spot as soon as funding is submitted.

Important dates

Registration deadline

Friday, October 2, 2026

Orientation

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Student onboarding

Monday, October 5, 2026