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The project implemented as part of an international consortium consisting of partners from Poland and Norway is a response to the important problem of eating disorders and the resulting physical and mental problems of school students.
The aim of the project is to increase knowledge and shape habits in the field of correct patterns of healthy lifestyle among students in grades IV-VI. The aim of the project is to disseminate information in an attractive, multimedia and accessible cognitive form of 10-12 year olds to help shape the habits of healthy eating, physical activity and prevent eating disorders. The result of the project will be the provision of modern tools and programs of nutrition and exercise education to schools and their teaching staff, which can be used in accordance with the core curriculum during lessons. Importantly, elementary schools will be included in the process of creating the platform, which will provide opinions on the developed substantive scope, didactic process as well as the functionality of the platform and its usability, so that the project responds to the needs of recipients. Schools recruited to the project will pilot the educational program as part of education. The project will be implemented in accordance with the Design Thinking methodology, agile IT project management or UCD (User Centered Design) method..
The project will use gamification tools, which is to encourage the active participation of the target group, foster the activation of recipients and maintenance of motivation, and enable the implement. of distance learning.
The project plans a pilot implementation of the solution as part of the activities of two Schools and providing support to at least 60 students of these Schools, as well as an intensive information campaign aimed at supporting at least 1000 students during the project durability period.
In the long term, the impact of the project will help shape a group of new, future citizens with greater health awareness.