Although National School Breakfast Week is behind us, National Nutrition Month continues with a full calendar of awareness-raising nutrition highlights! We want to express our thanks and appreciation to everyone who participated in our National School Breakfast Week celebration. On the blog, on Facebook, and on Twitter, we made new friends and new connections to…
Breakfast-in-the-classroom is both a solution to problems (like hunger and obesity) and a way to enhance the school day through a shared meal with teachers and classmates. During our National School Breakfast Week celebration we have heard from so many of you–through the blog, on Facebook, and on Twitter–about all the varied reasons you support…
Back in November, School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera visited Angel Oak Elementary in Charleston County, SC to witness breakfast-in-the-classroom in action. You can read Julie’s account here, and check out some video from our visit here. We also wanted to share some of the wonderful local media coverage our breakfast-in-the-classroom event received. Both the local…
We had a wonderful time during our brief visit to see breakfast-in-the-classroom in action in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The media event was hosted by Cochran Elementary School, where we were welcomed warmly by staff and students. You can read our account of our day at Cochran Elementary here; written by School Nutrition Director Julie Abrera,…
Last week we sat down with Josh Wachs, Chief Strategy Officer at Share Our Strength, to talk about hunger in America. Josh shared important information about the No Kid Hungry campaign, as well as his thoughts on the importance of school breakfast (and school meals in general), as well as strategies for bridging the food…
A guest post by School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera. Friday, November 9: Cochran Elementary School What a beautiful morning in Louisville! We arrived at Cochran Elementary in Louisville, KY, and were greeted by this sign: Once inside, Principal Tim Foster, and Julia Bauscher, Director of Community Nutrition Services, were working with school staff to…
Today the School Nutrition Foundation is visiting Gavin H. Cochran Elementary School in Jefferson Co., Kentucky for another wonderful breakfast-in-the-classroom celebration. While we wait for the full report, we wanted to share with you some video we took at last week’s event in Charleston County, South Carolina. SNF visited Angel Oak Elementary, where we spoke…
A guest post from School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera, who attended the breakfast-in-the-classroom media event this morning at Angel Oak Elementary. Attending the breakfast in the classroom media events always reminds me just how early breakfast starts. We set out for Angel Oak Elementary at 6 a.m. this morning. The sun was not even…
Part One of our interview with Lori Watson Sanders. Last week we introduced you to Lori Watson Sanders, Field Coordinator, Floyd County School Nutrition; Johnson Elementary School Manager. Lori is a passionate advocate for breakfast-in-the-classroom, and has shared that passion—and her story—with us here at Beyond Breakfast. Lori has been awarded a USDA “Best Practices”…
Bright and early this past Monday morning we pulled up to Mooreland Heights Elementary School in Knoxville, TN. The sky was still dark, but the smiles on the faces of the students immediately brightened the day! As children arrived to start their school day we were led to Mrs. Hovater’s second-grade classroom to observe breakfast-in-the-classroom…
