Healthy Hot Lunch Program
Immanuel’s philosophy of nurturing our students in mind, body, and spirit also includes our hot lunch program. The program is based on offering healthy food choices that enhance our students’ school day and lifestyle. For over ten years, Immanuel has operated as an independent School Food Authority within the National School Lunch Program. We prepare food fresh daily and strive to use the simplest, least processed ingredients in our recipes. Yes, we cook from actual recipes that are standardized and nutritionally credited per NSLP regulations. Some of these recipes were sourced from the families who helped launch our independent program many years ago. We are constantly reviewing our food offerings as the tastes of students evolve and widen, and as we become more aware of what is in the foods we eat as a society.
Clean Air
Due to the trend of making new buildings as energy efficient as possible, the buildings do not "breath" fresh air and thereby enhance the possibility of poor air quality.
Project Clean Air was initiated from the very onset of the the school opening to solve the potential problem of poor air quality.
There are many types of gasses that are released from building related products such as paint, stains, flooring, cabinets and counter-tops, plywood, particle board, to mention just a few. The gasses are slowly released and become part of the air our students and staff breathe.
The solution to the problem is simple - employ beautiful living green plants.
A team of NASA researchers, led by Dr. Bill Wolverton, tested the effect of 15 plants on three pollutant, present in spacecrafts. These same pollutants, namely, benzene, formaldehyde and tri-chloroethylene are also present in schools, offices and homes. In controlled conditions, this study found that certain houseplants removed as much as 87 percent of indoor pollutants within 24 hours.
Immanuel has over 100 plants in our building to act as purifiers for the air we breath. Volunteers keep our plants healthy so they can keep filtering the air.