A guest blog by Karen Banks, Program Manager, No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices I want to tell you a story about the No Kid Hungry Academy. While this school is fictional, it’s based on real-life statistics and stories we hear from school food service staff, principals, teachers, parents and students. The No Kid Hungry…
A guest blog by Dennis Van Roekel, National Education Association I remember the students who came to my class without eating breakfast. They were tired, unable to concentrate and always asking to visit the nurse’s office. These children thought more of their next meal than geometry or algebra. As a former math teacher with 23…
A guest post by School Nutrition Foundation Senior Program Manager, Paula Zdanowicz, MPH On December 11, 2012 SNF joined Denver Public Schools (CO) for the eighth PBIC media event celebrating Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC). We gathered at Ellis Elementary School with fellow hunger, nutrition and education advocates to highlight how BIC has been benefiting…
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…
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…
This week’s blog post was written by Food Security & Nutrition Consultant Elizabeth Giovannetti Campbell. September is Hunger Action Month, and fresh back from my maternity leave, I am working on a Breakfast in the Classroom project, which aims to eliminate barriers to breakfast service for low-income children. When deciding to go back to work,…
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Bruske, a.k.a The Slow Cook. Washington Post reporter-turned-food appreciation champion, Ed now works as a chef for clients with special needs. Ed also brings his message of food appreciation to students after school at Georgetown Day School. I met Ed at LAC 2011 but I have been reading…
Special thanks to our guest blogger, Casey Dinkin from the Food Research and Action Center. Read on for Casey’s thoughts on the recent Orange County Public Schools Kick-off Event! With Breakfast in the Classroom up and running in all five districts, it is now time to start celebrating! The program is successfully reaching thousands of…
Rainbow: a highway in Montana.
The following guest post was written by Dayle Hayes, MS, RD. Dayle is the chair of the American Dietetic Association’s School Nutrition Services Dietetic Practice Group. Thank you, Dayle, for taking the time to share this story with our readers!
The support for school breakfast programs in Montana is growing by leaps and bounds – from local teachers and principals all the way to the state Office of Public Instruction. That’s because of the connection between a morning meal and a strong, diverse, and well-educated workforce to compete in a global environment.
“Eating a well-balanced breakfast is essential for learning in any classroom,” says Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau. “Schools all across Montana have been expanding their breakfast programs to meet the needs of families during our tough economic times. If children do not have a good breakfast at home, they are unable to learn new material or to concentrate on complex tasks when they get to school.”
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