Lunch Program

All our students get a nutritious, balanced, hot lunch every day. The hot lunch program will cost the school approx. $27,300 for the 2025-26 school year. We recover some of the costs through Sliding Scale Pricing based on household income and the Flex Tuition schedule. You can also donate to help us keep the lunch program accessible to all families! (See below)

If you qualify for Tier 1 Flex Tuition (Free/Reduced Lunch eligibility for public schools), your student participates in the Lunch Program FREE OF CHARGE, though you are of course welcome to make a monthly donation of any amount to support the program, below.

The following fees apply to families in Tiers 2 and above:

Flex Tuition
Tier                      Cost per month (Range) for Lunch Prog

Tiers 2 and 3:       $20 – $28/mo. (approx. $1.11 to $1.56/lunch)
Tiers 4 and 5:       $38 – 46/mo. (approx. $2.11 to $2.56/lunch)
Tiers 6 and 7:       $56 – $64/mo. (approx. $3.11 to $3.56/lunch)
Tier 8 or above:   $74 – $82/mo. (approx. $4.11 to $4.56/lunch)

(Tier 1: FREE)
($10/mo. suggested donation; equals about 56 cents per lunch)

Lunch fees are billed on or about the 10th of each month, from Aug-May, based on which Flex Tuition tier your family qualifies for. Questions: Contact Gaby Vidal at (520) 589-4933 or email Gaby at gaby@explorebuildlearn.org and Lucy Varela, Accounts Manager, at lucy@explorebuildlearn.org.