BREAKFAST IN CLASS APR. 2011, BREAKFAST IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD. IN THE CLASS, UNIVERSAL BREAKFAST WENT LIVE IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS. MARCH 14 A TOTAL 15 SCHOOLS HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. FOUR LEADING HUNGER, NUTRITION AND EDUCATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SELECTED LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ARKANSAS AS A GRANT RECIPIENT FOR BREAKFAST IN CLASSROOM, A NEW PROJECT FUNDED BY WALMART FOUNDATION. THROUGH THE $3 MILLION INITIATIVE THE FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER (FRAC) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK AND SCHOOL NUTRITION FOUNDATION COLLECTIVELY KNOWN FOR BREAKFAST IN CLASS- AIM TO INCREASE CONSUMPTION AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN AND SPARK THE ACADEMIC AND NUTRITIONAL GAINS ASSOCIATED WITH MORNING MEALS. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ARKANSAS, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEXAS, MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS, TENNESSEE, ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MARYLAND OUTSIDE WASHINGTON,D.C. ARE AMONG THE FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS AND CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BREAKFAST IN CLASSROOM. BY EXPANDING FREE BREAKFAST TO ALL STUDENTS AND MOVING IT FROM THE CAFETERIA TO THE CLASSROOM. LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE $365,000 IN FUNDS FROM THE WALMART FOUNDATION TO ASSIST THE PARTICIPATION SCHOOLS WITH THE START UP AND RELATED COST. PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A HEALTHY BREAKFAST EVERY DAY IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THAT THEY NEED TO GROW, LEARN AND PLAY. THE BENEFITS OF EATING BREAKFAST AT SCHOOLS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED AND EXPANSIVE INCLUDING: IMPROVEMENT TO MATH READING ACHIEVEMENTS, CONCENTRATION,MEMORY,IMPROVE BEHAVIOR, REDUCE ABSENTEEISM, REDUCE OBESITY AND IMPROVE EATING HABITS.INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF FRUIT, MILK AND A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOODS.
Posted By: Barbara Robinson
Friday, July 20th 2012 at 10:04AM
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