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Breakfast Club. See it in action:  Breakfast Club on Seven News. St Albans and Multiculturalism. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • See it in action:Breakfast Club on Seven News

  • St Albans is a suburb in the west of Melbourne which has a high concentration of migrant and refugee families with 53.5% of residents being born overseas and has a high proportion of non-English speaking background residents. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012).

    This results in St Albans Primary School containing a large number of students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. In St Albans (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 34.6% of people were born in Australia

    In St Albans (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 10.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 84.3% of people had both parents born overseas. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012)

    St Albans and Multiculturalism

  • The most common occupations in St Albans (Vic.) (State Suburbs) included Labourers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, and Professionals 10.7%.

    Of employed people in St Albans (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.6% worked 40 hours or more. There were 13,590 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in St Albans (Vic.) (State Suburbs). Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 11.2% were unemployed.

    (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012)

    St Albans and Employment

  • A description of the agency: The St Albans Primary School Breakfast Club is based in the school hall, and services both the primary school and the attached Western English Language School (St Albans outpost). It is a daily morning program providing breakfast to students from 8:00am 8:45am. They will also make a sandwich for children who havent brought lunch (available in the morning and again at lunchtime).

    Was originally established as a response to students arriving to school without having had breakfast. The teachers were concerned about the effect this had on the childrens health, such as runny noses and lethargy. (case study doc)

    The program is supported by Foodbank Victoria and some teachers/parents who donate money or food items. There is no referral procedure; all SAPS and WELS children are welcome to come and have breakfast.

    St Albans Primary School Breakfast Club

  • Four Pillars of KickStartFrom: http://www.foodbankvictoria.org.au/what-we-do/kickstart-breakfast

  • Foodbank Victoria:

    The KSBC (KickStart Breakfast Club) Program provides students with opportunities to excel academically, emotionally and socially by providing a healthy start to their day. The program has been proven to enhance student attendence, concentration levels, academic performance, behavioural and social skills. The program also supports schools by facilititating stronger social connections within the community and creates opportunities for parents and community members to volunteer their time and share responsibility for helping the next generation succeed.

    (Foodbank Victoria, 2012)St Albans Primary School Breakfast Club

  • How legislation is reflected in the agencys policies:

    The St Albans Primary School Breakfast Club certainly reflects UNICEFs Rights of a Child in its policies, which are mainly concerned with ensuring children begin their school day with adequate nutrition. This supports the following articles:

    Article 6: every child has the inherent right to life survival and development .

    Article 24: All children have the right to the highest attainable standard of health [including access to] primary health care nutritious foods and clean drinking-water.

    (UNICEF, 2009)

    Legislation

  • The agency seeks to address issues of social justice by:

    Assisting disadvantaged/migrant/refugee families by providing meals for their children

    Taking stress off parents who may be of a low socioeconomic status

    Ensuring children have the best start to the school day, despite what kind of home they may have arrived from

    Encouraging more positive outcomes for children who may have otherwise started the day hungrySocial Justice

  • The agency seeks to assist students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds by:

    Providing breakfast and lunch for students who may independently get themselves to school in the morning; many SAPS students do not have their parents get them up and ready in the morning as they either do shift work, or may be unemployed and simply do not get up in the morning to make sure their children get to school. These students often have high motivation to be at school, however, being children, they dont necessarily organise themselves as a parent might, and often do not eat or bring food along.

    Providing breakfast and lunch for students (particularly refugee students) whose parents may be financially disadvantaged and may not be able to provide sufficient food for the childrens school day. These parents have no problem arranging for their children to be at school earlier if it means they will be fed.

    Providing an opportunity for newly arrived students to socialise with other children in a relaxed environment

    Responses, Treatments and Strategies

  • Teachers involved in the Breakfast Club program can observe which children arrive at school without any food. They can take note of this, and also if children arrive dirty or appear neglected.

    With this information, they can offer support or referral (to somewhere such as Child First) if they believe that particular families may be in need of it.

    Teachers can also identify which students may come from difficult homes and need extra support in the classroom, and get some background on any behavioural problems in such children.

    Breakfast time is also a good opportunity to chat to the students and ask them questions. Teachers on breakfast can ask about the students lives in an informal setting, in order to get to know them better.

    If parents escort their children to school for breakfast, teachers can also take the opportunity to get to know them, invite them to school events such as BBQs and information days and ask parents how they are going in general. The school can offer extra assistance if needed, for example, some staff members have offered support in the form of picking up students on their way in to school.

    Implications for Educators

  • The Journal of School Health, 1997Theories

  • Types of IssuesTypes of issues agencies may deal with:

    Mental Health: Cognitive development and function, low outcomes due to lack of energy to learn and concentrate

    Parents anxiety about not being able to afford enough food

    Childrens feelings of neglect, having not been fed

    Refugees/Asylum Seekers/Low SES /Refugee Families: May be struggling to afford enough food; many WELS (language centre) students come to breakfast Parents who may not work or even be out of bed when the kids come to school

    Families who may have recently arrived from a country or situation where food was scarce and breakfast was not an option; they may not even think of eating in the morning

    Neglect/Abuse:Staff can observe if children arrive at school without food who may be dirty, unkempt or in poor health

  • Many positive results in the classroom, including improved learning and concentration

    Gives students, particularly newly arrived students, a great way to engage with their peers and the school community Identifies students who arrive at school without any lunch

    Through the Breakfast Club I get to know the kids really well, I see the children mature and make friends in a healthy and social environment Sharon (Education Support Staff Member)

    (Foodbank Victoria, 2012)Benefits

  • Anonymous. (1997). Guidelines for school health programs to promote lifelong healthy eating. The Journal of School Health; Jan 1997; 67, 1;

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. (31 October 2012). "St Albans (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved from: http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC21248?opendocument&navpos=220

    Foodbank Victoria. (2012). Kick Start Breakfast Club Case Studies. Retrieved from: http://www.foodbankvictoria.org.au/what-we-do/uploadedFiles/1339054055366-0408.pdf

    Foodbank Victoria. (2013). Foodbank Victoria Kickstart Breakfast Club Programs. Viewed at: http://www.foodbankvictoria.org.au/what-we-do/kickstart-breakfast

    St Albans Primary School. (2012). St Albans Primary School Website. Viewed at: http://www.stalbps.vic.edu.au/

    UNICEF. (2009). The rights of a child I of II. Retrieved from: http://www.unicef.org/photoessays/30048.html

    Additional Images: Amenbovillage. (2013). Untitled [Photograph]. Retrieved from: http://amenbovillage.com/15-health-benefits-of-eating-apple/ Wisegeek. (2010). Whatismilktoast. [Photograph]. Retrieved from: www.wisegeek.org%252Fwhat-is-milk-toast.htm%3B999%3B680

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