Florenceville Middle School students enjoy apples during the Great Big Crunch event on March 15, 2024. The event, held during national Nutrition Month in March, is designed to promote both healthy eating among students, as well as highlight the need for a provincewide and nationwide universal healthy school food program. Community School budget funds were used to purchase 1400 apples for all students and staff in the six Carleton North-area schools: CNHS, Bristol Elementary, Florenceville Middle School, Florenceville Elementary, Bath Community School, Centreville Community School.
Florenceville Middle School students enjoy apples during the Great Big Crunch event on March 15, 2024. The event, held during national Nutrition Month in March, is designed to promote both healthy eating among students, as well as highlight the need for a provincewide and nationwide universal healthy school food program. Community School budget funds were used to purchase 1400 apples for all students and staff in the six Carleton North-area schools: CNHS, Bristol Elementary, Florenceville Middle School, Florenceville Elementary, Bath Community School, Centreville Community School.

As March is National Nutrition Month, Anglophone School District West is encouraging district schools to participate in New Brunswick’s 2025 Great Big Crunch—an event designed to make some ‘noise’ around the importance of school food programs—on Friday, March 14th, at 9:00 a.m.

On that day, you and your classes are encouraged to snack on something healthy!

If you are interested in participating, here are a few steps to follow:

  • Determine what you are crunching on. This year the theme is LOCAL – we are encouraging the use of NB growers for local apples or other fruits/vegetables that work best for your school. To ‘work smarter, not harder’ I would suggest participating during your regular breakfast program times.
  • There will be a LIVE event! Log in @ 9am to collectively take part in the ‘Great Big Crunch’. You can find the link here:
Launch Meeting – Zoom
  • The most important part – Be sure to register your Crunch with the National Coalition of Healthy School Food:
Register Now

If you need any help in coordinating or are looking for further clarification, don’t hesitate to contact me: [email protected]. We’re happy to help!

Happy Crunching!
Karrie Bedford, RD (she/her)
ASD-W Community Engagement Coordinator – Operations

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