The Good Egg Project Back To Breakfast Teacher Challenge

The wonderful folks who provided the T-Shirts for my Incredible Egg Giveaway contacted me about an awesome program that America's Egg Farmers are helping out with. It's called the Good Egg Project Back To Breakfast Teacher Challenge.

Studies found that many families struggle to feed their children breakfast on the weekdays. According to Share Our Strength’s recent “Hunger in America’s Classrooms” report, 62 percent of teachers see children come to school hungry each week. As a result, teachers report a range of physical and behavioral symptoms in their students, including lack of concentration, lethargy and stomach aches.
To help conquer this problem America’s egg farmers and Scholastic are launching a program to provide twelve schools with $5,000 grants to start breakfast programs and improve student performance.

Here's how to enter:
The “Good Egg Project Back to Breakfast Teacher Challenge” is open to teachers in grades 1-8 in the United States. To enter, go HERE to submit a 300-500 word essay explaining how a $5,000 grant would help improve achievement, attentiveness and attendance in the classroom starting with the most important meal of the day — breakfast.

Essays should provide creative ideas and solutions on how to provide a protein breakfast to students at school along with plans to enhance food education in the classroom, starting with the benefits of high-quality protein foods, like eggs, to start the day. All entries must include a budget outline along with a list of necessary resources to implement the program, a timeline and faculty approval should the idea be accepted.

Twelve teachers will receive the $5,000 grant to bring their ideas to life. Each winning teacher will also receive a video camera to document the idea from conception to implementation.

I am really excited about this program and think that it's a GREAT idea! So, teachers get to work on your essays! I can't think of a school that couldn't benefit from a wonderful program like this!

You can go HERE for complete details on this fabulous program.