Breakfast Club

Westland High School —

Breakfast club is back up and running again. Students can come for breakfast in the hall between 8.15am and 8.45am.

In 2008, a NZ study found that 10% of children were attending school without breakfast (CPAG, 2005), which was having an impact on their learning ability and performance at school. Times have only become harder for families and so the amount of students going to school hungry is on the rise.

KickStart Breakfast exists to make sure Kiwi kids can get a great start to their school day with a healthy nutritious breakfast.

Schools report since they have been part of the programme, they have noticed an improvement in concentration and children are more settled in class. The programme enables a safe and welcoming environment for children to socially connect and share each other’s experience. The support and interaction with peers, school staff & teachers and volunteers along with a nutritious start to the day helps children stay engaged for a day of learning.