Nutrition And Wellness
Creative Minds provides free breakfast to all students every morning. Students who qualify for the free and reduced-price meals program can receive discounted or no-cost lunches. Families also have the option to purchase full-price lunches for their children or send them to school with a shelf-stable, ready-to-eat lunch. Students enrolled in our after-school programs receive a free snack. During the regular school day, students should bring a snack from home.
Nut-Free School
Nuts and foods containing nuts are not allowed on campus.
Catered Meals
Top Spanish, a local caterer, provides all school meals.
Wellness
Children’s diet has a significant influence on their ability to focus and learn. A healthy digestive system positively affects the nervous system and increases attention and mental clarity. At Creative Minds International PCS, we teach children about health and nutrition in the curriculum.
We also promote student wellness through opportunities for movement and exercise throughout the school day. Activities include yoga, dance, sensory integration work, and physically active games.
Our students benefit from outdoor learning in our natural play space, which features a classroom, art studio, and school garden. The Creative Families Association sponsored the Creative Minds natural play space.
Discounted or Free Lunch
Creative Minds participates in the National School Lunch Program, which provides nutritionally balanced lunches at low cost or no cost to students who qualify based on family income. To receive discounted or free lunch for their children, families must fill out a free and reduced-price meals (FARM) application:
- Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals: English
- Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals: Amharic
- Solicitud para familias de comidas gratis oa precio reducido: español
Return completed applications to the front desk at school or email them to frontdesk@creativemindspcs.org. Note that families must reapply to FARM each year.
Eligibility is based on the total number of people in your household and the total income. The income guidelines for SY 24-25 are outlined here.