It's hard to imagine that this was awarded the distinction of Worst DC Public Elementary Facility by the Corps of Engineers in 1999 - it is shaping up to be a really great place to teach and learn.
We recently asked for the 'Fresh Cook' program, run by Chartwells/Thompson Food Service, to be included in the Kitchen. This is a new system of breakfast and lunch delivery where, instead of precooking the food at a central kitchen, packaging and delivering to individual schools where it's reheated, Fresh Cook brings fresh, locally-grown, organic when possible, healthy food to be cooked onsite. Not only is the food lower in fat, salt, sugar and cholesterol (and tastes great), but it offers the possibility of students preparing and cooking food that they have grown in their schoolyard gardens - this in turn, makes them more receptive to trying new things, like broccoli, that they otherwise might reject. In the process, they learn about nutrition and healthy eating, which can address obesity in children and their families.Go DCPS!
