Meal Plan
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Collegiate School is proud to offer its community a one-of-a-kind dining experience with meal plan options that rival those of most colleges. With our state-of-the-art dining facilities, Centennial and McFall halls, our students can select a meal plan, including a daily option, that best meets their needs. When considering which meal plan to select, we thought it would be helpful to provide answers to your most frequently asked questions.
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Who provides Collegiate’s food service?
Aladdin at Collegiate is our food service partner. Aladdin is part of Elior North America, one of the top contract food service companies in the United States. Aladdin provides food service to colleges, hospitals and many other private schools, including Cape Henry Collegiate right here in Virginia.
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What is Aladdin’s philosophy toward food preparation?
Aladdin strives to be the premier food and service management company recognized for providing an exceptional customer experience through great food, great service, great value and great people.
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What if my student has food allergies?
Aladdin and a Registered Dietician (R.D.) will work with parents, school nurses, teachers and health care providers to help manage students’ food allergies and special diets. While we strive to label foods and know the ingredients included in the foods we serve, we cannot guarantee that any one product is free of a certain allergen. However, we can decrease risk by: Working with physicians or qualified nutritional specialists to manage dietary substitutions. Reviewing menus with parents of students who have food allergies to determine what, if any, menu items need to be substituted. Knowing where emergency medications are stored and knowing how they should be administered if a student has an allergic reaction. Please feel free to read the School’s Food Allergy Management Guidelines, which can be found by logging into the PawNet on Collegiate’s website and clicking on the Health and Counseling Resource Board.
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What are the School’s meal plan options?
Collegiate offers its students a number of all-you-can-eat meal plans. In the Lower School, we offer daily, three-day and five-day options. In the Middle School, we offer daily and five-day options. For the Upper School, we offer daily, five-day and five-day PLUS options. All meal plans are for one specific lunch period only, except for the PLUS plan.
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What is the five-day PLUS option in the Upper School?
The five-day PLUS lunch plan is for students who would like to be able to eat during multiple lunch periods. If your child is not on the PLUS plan and chooses to eat during multiple lunch periods whether on the five-day meal plan or not, your account will be billed the daily rate for each additional lunch period.
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What are the costs of the various meal plan options?
PLAN SINGLE PAYMENT 9 MONTHLY PAYMENTS US/MS 5-Day
$1,108*
US 5-Day PLUS
$1,377*
US/MS Daily Rate
$7.75 per day
$129.60
$161
LS 5-Day
$854*
$99.90
LS 3-Day
$566**
$65
LS Daily Rate
$6.10 per day
*Represents a 5% discount. **Represents a 3% discount. Except for the US PLUS plan, rates are for eating during one lunch period only. If your child eats in more than one lunch period, and is not on the PLUS plan, your account will be billed at the daily rate for each additional lunch period. *Offer expires August 23, 2019
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What payment options are available?
As indicated in the cost chart, payment is made in one single payment, realizing a 3% savings, or monthly, which is billed over nine months, September through May. The Lower School 3-day plan is not eligible for the 3% discount.
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Is there a benefit to signing up for the meal plan over the daily option?
Absolutely! In buying a meal plan, you save as much as 13% over the daily rate, making the meal plan a great value. Having a meal plan gives parents peace of mind knowing their child receives healthy and nutritious options of delicious food prepared daily, and an all-you-can-eat program. It also means parents don’t have to make lunch every day!
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What if my student decides to come off the meal plan?
A trial period is only available to those families who are new to Collegiate. Only these families are eligible to come off the meal plan within the first 30 days of the start of school.
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What if my student did not sign up for a meal plan at re-enrollment but wants to sign up now?
Students can sign up for the meal plan at the beginning of each month throughout the school year. The cost of the meal plan is prorated based on when the meal plan starts.
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What are the hours of each cafeteria?
McFall Hall is open daily from 11 a.m. until 1:40 p.m. Centennial Hall serves from 10:45 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
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Does Aladdin offer organic foods?
Aladdin is committed to offering organic fruits and vegetables when available and in season. We encourage students to look for the Collegiate School organic symbol to identify when organic ingredients are used and organic products are offered.
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Are the Café and Snack Bar included in the meal plan?
No. Food items available to Upper School students in the Café and to Upper and Middle School students in the Snack Bar are optional purchases. These items are either billed to your account or paid for with cash.
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What are the hours of the Café and MS/US Snack Bar?
The Café, located in the Estes Student Center in the Sharp Academic Commons, is open for breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The Snack Bar, located in McFall Hall, is open Monday-Friday from 2:30-4 p.m.
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Please contact Andy Harrison with questions about Collegiate’s Dining Services at 804.741.9755 or andy_harrison@collegiate-va.org.