School lunch in Yokohama

○School lunches are implemented based on the School Lunch Act, and their goals are set as follows. (Article 2 of the School Lunch Act)

(1)To maintain and improve health by taking appropriate nutrition.
(2)To deepen the correct understanding of meals in daily life, cultivate judgment to be able to run a healthy diet, and develop desirable eating habits.
(3)Enriching school life and cultivating a bright sociability and cooperative spirit.
(4)To develop a spirit of respect for life and nature and an attitude that contributes to the conservation of the environment.
(5)To deepen your understanding that eating habits are supported by various activities of people involved in eating, and to develop a work-oriented attitude.
(6)To deepen your understanding of the excellent traditional food culture of Japan and each region.
(7)To lead to a correct understanding of food production, distribution and consumption.

○The burden of expenses related to the operation of school meals is also stipulated by the School Lunch Act. (Article 11 of the School Lunch Act)

○School Lunch Fees in Yokohama

School lunch fees paid by parents are used to purchase ingredients used in school lunch every day. The school lunch fee for elementary schools and special needs schools is 50,600 yen per year, and the kindergarten, junior high school, and high schools of special needs schools vary depending on the school.
Payment is made monthly payment (11 payments) from May to March every year.

○Number of times in school lunch

According to the annual plan of each school, the program is implemented 188 times a year as a standard.
However, for fiscal 2020, school lunches will start on July 1, 2020, and will be implemented at elementary schools 145 times a year.
※school lunch will begin on August 24 (Monday). In addition, please refer to school directly as some schools may differ.
○School lunch standard menu
　Please refer to the website of the Yokohama School Food Education Foundation.
　⇒Standard menu (outside site)