A GROUP of students at Clifton Springs Primary School launched a breakfast program last week to make sure their fellow peers\u2019 tanks were full for learning.<\/p>\n
Jai, Jet, Xavier and Oscar, who are members of The Salvation Army’s Making a Difference (MAD) Project, are trialling the breakfast program which attracted 30 children on its first morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe went around to the students and asked them if they\u2019d had enough breakfast in the morning and we wanted to make a difference,\u201d Jet said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery Wednesday we come out here and set up a table and we make toast for everyone who wants it and we have butter, jam, vegemite and honey.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe make toast for everyone who hasn\u2019t had enough breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oscar said it was a work in progress, and depending on how the breakfast program was received, they could potentially add some more mornings and a bigger menu.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more about the kids who wake up late and then rush to school,\u201d Oscar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about making sure they have enough breakfast rather than kids not having any breakfast at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
All the boys said that running such a program for their peers made them feel \u201chappy and good\u201d.<\/p>\n
The MAD Project is up and running on the Bellarine with local primary and secondary schools.<\/p>\n
The aim of the project is to take a small group of people from schools and teach them life skills while they learn how to change the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A GROUP of students at Clifton Springs Primary School launched a breakfast program last week to make sure their fellow peers\u2019 tanks were full for learning. Jai, Jet, Xavier and Oscar, who are members of The Salvation Army’s Making a Difference (MAD) Project, are trialling the breakfast program which attracted 30 children on its first […]<\/p>\n