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Food Service Program

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Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year!

School year 2026-2027 brings some exciting changes to the LEARN Family of Schools Food Service Program!

ALL students who attend The Friendship School, Regional Multicultural Magnet School, and Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy/LEARN Transition Academy will now be able to receive one breakfast and one lunch per day AT NO COST thanks to the Community Eligibility Provisions (CEP).

Students who attend Marine Science Magnet High School and Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School will ALL be able to receive one free breakfast per day, and the lunch charge for reduced price students will also be waived this year.

Only full pay students who purchase school lunch will pay for school lunch at Marine Science Magnet High School and Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School. 

These changes will mean the way we collect information to determine lunch status will also change. If your students attend The Friendship School, Regional Multicultural Magnet School, and Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy/LEARN Transition Academy we ask you to please complete the alternate income survey.

Alternative Income Survey 

If your student(s) attend Marine Science Magnet High School and Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School, please complete a free and reduced-price lunch form:

2026-2027 Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals

Food Services

LEARN Regional Educational Service Center administers four magnet schools in Connecticut and believes it is important to provide a high-quality Food Service Program at each of our schools.

Children who eat well-balanced meals and are physically healthy are more likely to learn in the classroom.  The link between good nutrition and good education is clearly demonstrated by better attendance, higher test scores, and fewer behavioral problems in school. Click here to read LEARN's full Student Nutrition and Physical Activity: Student Wellness Policy (#6118).


The schools LEARN currently provides food service are:

Marine Science Magnet High School
Regional Multicultural Magnet School
The Friendship School
Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School
Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy 

Questions? Email foodservice@learn.k12.ct.us or call the Magnet Office Food Service Department at 860-434-4800 option 8

Whitsons School Nutrition

LEARN, in partnership with Whitsons School Nutrition, is excited to provide excellent, fresh, healthy food choices for each student throughout the school year.

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Visual of a complete breakfast with Milk, Fruit, and Grain
Visual of a complete lunch with Milk, Meat or Meat alternative, fruit, vegetable, and grain