Before the holiday break we had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Alexsis Caston, Coordinator of Nutrition Services, Memphis City Schools in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis was one of five cities in the original Breakfast-in-the-Classroom pilot program, generously funded by the Walmart Foundation. In the first year of their breakfast-in-the-classroom program Memphis saw great…
School nutrition as prominently in the national spotlight as it has ever been. There are more groups participating in the conversation than ever before: school food professionals, administrators, teachers, custodians, and parents, are being joined by politicians, the media, and many health organizations. These factions must work together to ensure the health of our students…
The School Nutrition Foundation is excited to announce the latest addition to our Webinar Wednesday schedule, to be held on December 14, 2011. Please register now and join us on December 14 for Chefs in Schools: Increasing Participation and Gaining Renewed Excitement Around Your School Meal Program. Our learning objectives for this next installment of…
While childhood obesity continues to emerge as one of the major stories in our national conversation, here at Beyond Breakfast we want to make sure the issue of childhood hunger stays on the forefront as well. We already know that breakfast in the classroom is a powerful tool that can be used to fight childhood…
Wow! If you were one of the 180 attendees on Wednesday’s “Coalition Building: How to Build & Strengthen Partnerships within your School Community” Webinar call, I have to believe you were as completely blown away as I was by the information our experts shared with us on how they have successfully created partnerships to help…
Hey all, did you know that the School Nutrition Foundation holds Webinar Wednesdays? On Wednesday February 23 yours truly (Christina!) will be moderating! If you are interested in joining me for the SNF/Walmart Foundation sponsored webinar “Coalition Building: How to Build and Strengthen Partnerships within your School Community” I hope you will click through to…
