"Oui" Fund the Future
2025 Project: La Cantine
The 2025 “Oui” Fund the Future project is dedicated to building a fully-functional kitchen, expanding our food options, and opening a high school food kiosk.
Together, we can give our students a food experience as enriching as their education.
Designed to elevate our food services while enhancing student well-being and campus life, this project reflects our commitment to health, community, and culture.
With your help, we can reach our $300,000 goal and transform food service at LFC.
Why a kitchen?
Since our new campus opened in 2015, we’ve relied on a basic, temporary kitchen—meaning most food is prepared off-site.
For this year's "Oui" Fund the Future, we’re building a real kitchen to bring food preparation on-site. That means fresh, healthy meals with more variety and greater convenience. This project answers the call from our families and strengthens the heart of campus life—one meal at a time.
What a true kitchen unlocks:
- Fresh, nutritious meals prepared on-site — moving beyond reheating to real cooking on campus.
- Expanded menu options — including salad and protein bars, grab-and-go items, and meals tailored to every age group.
- Fourth-floor high school kiosk — including grab-and-go and easy access to hot lunch options.
- A more convenient experience — mobile and web-based ordering, with day-of hot lunch selection.
- Community-building around food — coffee for parents, after-school cooking classes, and food theme days.
- A direct investment in student life — aligned with our strategic priority to enhance daily student experiences and in response to parent survey feedback.
If we want better, fresher, more convenient meals for our students, we must build a real kitchen and enhance our food service areas. With your support, we aim to raise $300,000 to unlock the food experience our community deserves.
Imagine a cantine at LFC...
...where all students
- Enjoy healthy, delicious meal tailors to every age and snacks prepared on-site
- Can choose from expanded menu options
- Experience an enhanced food service area
...where high school students
- Have a grab-and-go kiosk on the fourth floor
- Can easily access to hot lunch options
Let's Make This Vision a Reality
Help us raise $300,000 to build La Cantine—a space that nourishes bodies, builds community, and brings our school’s culture to life.
Your gift supports:
- A walk-in refrigerator
- New kitchen equipment and installation
- Upgraded serving area
- Design and setup for a fourth-floor kiosk
Every donation—big or small—helps us take a bold step forward. Thank you for your generosity.
Be sure to choose "Oui Fund the Future" as your Designation.
If you are interested in supporting the “Oui” Fund the Future initiative, please contact the Office of Advancement at gratitude@lyceechicago.org.
"Oui" Fund: Ensuring a vibrant LFC
Meeting the evolving needs of students and teachers is at the heart of the “Oui” Fund the Future initiative.
Each year, the LFC raises funds for a project to enhance the school, selected by evaluating student and teacher needs and in conjunction with the school's master planning vision. Through funds raised leading up to and at La Soirée, we create a more vibrant and inviting educational environment where our students and teachers feel supported and engaged.
Together, “Oui” Fund the Future of the LFC!
Past Projects
- 2016: Sports Court
- 2017: Innovation Lab
- 2018: Plaza + Outdoors
- 2019: Turf Field
- 2020: Libraries + Arts
- 2021: Artist in Residence + Arts
- 2022: Common Areas
- 2023: Préau
- 2024: Center for the Arts
- 2025: La Cantine