BY SINTA O'DONNELL, on work experience.
BRIGHT P-12 College is currently running a Breakfast Club Program, introduced by the state government over the last several years to assist families with their morning schedules.
The club provides free meals for all students across the primary and secondary grades, to support families in the area and assist in preparing for their day ahead.
It serves a variety of different breakfast foods and drinks, including cereal, toast, fruit cups, milk and milo.
The school ensures that any food provided is healthy, safe to eat and accommodates students' needs, so that they can start their day adequately fueled and ready to learn.
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Bright P-12 College is set to change the day the Breakfast Club runs starting next term, to be scheduled for Tuesday mornings according to new program coordinator, Mandy Clayton.
“Breakfast Club has helped to increase school attendance and engagement, while also properly assisting students in regulating their emotions,” Ms Clayton said.
"It's a place of community within the school.”
Resources for the Breakfast Club Program come primarily from Foodbank, a hunger relief organisation that believes that everybody should have access to good, quality food no matter the situation.
Foodbank supplies Bright P-12 College with nutritious breakfast food, while the more particular foodstuffs like oat or rice milk are donated by Woolworths.
Bright P-12 College said Woolworths's support really assisted make the Breakfast Club happen.
The school has received positive feedback from parents, with some saying it is much easier to get the kids to school when Breakfast Club is on.
The final Breakfast Club for term 1 will be held this Thursday.
Breakfast Club Programs, supported by the state government, are also available at Myrtleford P-12 College, Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty Primary School and Dederang Primary School.
