Fund for the Future: Lycée Cantine
Fund for the Future is a thematic, actionable fundraising initiative that directly impacts student experience and is implemented over several years.
FUND FOR THE FUTURE 2025: Lycée Cantine
Fresh, Healthy, and Culturally Inspired Meals for Every Student
This year, the Fund for the Future is focused on the Lycée Cantine project. This two-year initiative aims to provide all students at all our campuses with access to fresh, healthy, and culturally inspired meals available for purchase. This will allow us to celebrate French and International gastronomy and use the teaching kitchen to incorporate nutrition and science into our pedagogy.
WHAT IT TAKES
At the heart of this initiative is a professional-grade scratch-kitchen at our Ashbury campus.
- Design, plans, & permitting
- Modern equipment
- Refrigeration, storage, wash stations
- A dedicated delivery system
- A skilled chef and their staff
This scratch-kitchen will allow us to prepare meals from locally sourced ingredients - including fruit, vegetables, legumes, meat, and fish – that are fresh and flavorful, as well as affordable.
YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
Achieving this transformative goal requires the collective effort of our entire Lycée community. With your generous support at the 2025 and 2026 Auction Gala, we aim to raise $800K over the two years and make the Lycée Cantine a reality for all students.
INTERESTED IN BEING THE LYCEE CHEF?
The Request for Proposal is available online.
R E Q U E S T F O R P R O P O S A L
Submission deadline has been extended to March 28, 2025.
FINANCIAL GOAL
The total cost of the Lycée Cantine project is estimated between $800,000 and $1 million.
- 2025 Fund for the Future: Raise $400,000
- 2026 Fund for the Future: Raise $400,000
With your support only, we can reach these milestones.
WHAT WE ENVISION
- Scratch-cooked meals: Offer daily delivery of nutritious and diverse meals to all three campuses, emphasizing fresh, whole ingredients.
- Cooking classes: Teach students to cook and inspire a love for healthy, diverse foods.
- A Chef-in-Residence program: Collaborate with chefs to inspire students and enrich the Cantine experience.
- Local food industry partnerships: Work with producers and culinary experts to enhance the quality, appeal, and sustainability of meals while providing benefits for students, the community, and the environment.
Interested in becoming the Lycée Cantine Chef?email your proposal to cantine@lelycee.org
DISCOVER "PAST" FUNDS FOR THE FUTURE
- 2023-2024 LA VIE EN VERT: Sustaianable Development
- 2022-2023 Faites de Musique, the LFSF music program
- 2021-2022 - INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
- 2020-2021 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
- 2019-2020 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
- 2018 -2019 From Innovation Labs to Innovative Classrooms, Highlighting Social Emotional Learning
- 2017-2018 Sports Enrichment Program
- 2016-2017 Performing Arts
- 2015-2016 Innovation Lab