Pupils tuck into cultural breakfast
Pupils at an earthquake-hit Christchurch school have ended the school term with an all-nations breakfast.
About 300 Linwood Avenue School pupils enjoyed a cultural breakfast yesterday.
Teacher and event organiser Jill Morris said Linwood families were still ‘‘very much feeling the effects of the earthquake’’.
‘‘And I know for a lot of parents food can be really difficult, so having all the kids help with cooking the breakfast and seeing them all getting excited about food and sharing was just a great way for everyone to de-stress,’’ she said.
Businesses and charities, including KidsCan, the Salvation Army, Tip Top, Sanitarium and the Wainoni Pak ’n Save donated food to the school.
‘‘The kids loved it and I don’t think many of them had room for morning tea because we went through a lot of food,’’ Morris said.
She said the breakfast had food ‘‘from all the diverse cultures that make up our school community’’.
‘‘We had lots of roti, coconut, a Samoan rice dish, mango and pineapple, and we went through 300 eggs.’’
The breakfast was part of the Canterbury District Health Board’s community and public health project, Health Promoting Schools.
Next term, pupils would learn about the link between food and exercise to coincide with the London Olympics, a project spokesman said.