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Description
The aim of the project is to increase knowledge and competence of students of Izabelin Elementary School in the field of proper and conscious nutrition through the implementation of a comprehensive program which includes: the development and implementation of a modified curriculum with content related to healthy eating, implementation of additional workshops for students in this area, as well as training for teachers and those responsible for child nutrition in the municipality.
The project will also contribute to promoting a healthy lifestyle, building awareness of healthy eating, and increasing the quality and broadening the educational offer of the school. The aim is also to develop, in international cooperation, the results of the project in the form of a curriculum and lesson plans, and to publish a manual that will be promoted and disseminated to the public so that it can be used in other educational institutions.
The project will include 3 dissemination events, 5 project meetings, 3 types of training - for teachers, for personnel responsible for the preparation of meals in educational institutions. The result of the project will be two
The result of the project will be two textbooks, developed in electronic and printed versions. Both results will be made available free of charge to all interested parties and can be used by educational institutions in Poland.
Summary of project results
he aim of the project was to increase the knowledge and competencies of students at the Primary School in Izabelin in the area of proper and conscious nutrition. The goals were achieved through the implementation of specific objectives:
Development of teaching programs enriched with content related to healthy eating - lesson plans and presentations for conducting classes, which are an integral part of the lesson plans. Educational materials, available for use in grades 1-8 in every school in Poland, were posted on the beneficiary''s website (https://izabelin.pl/gs/pl/blog-categoria/36) and published in printed form;
Conducting workshops on healthy eating for students - each class in the school participated in 3 workshops related to healthy eating (Second Breakfast - its importance for health and more, Healthy Sweets - an alternative to conventional sweets, Plant-Based Diet - how to increase the amount of plants in the daily diet) and implemented lessons on healthy eating during basic early childhood education, homeroom classes, nature, biology, and chemistry classes based on materials developed by experts - lesson plans;
Recipes implemented during practical classes were collected in a cookbook, which was also made available on the beneficiary''s website (electronic version). The beneficiary funded the printing of the cookbook, which was distributed at the final dissemination event;
Trainings were conducted for teachers and staff responsible for meal preparation in the Municipality.
In the beneficiary''s assessment, the project achieved its intended results. The Municipality of Izabelin places great emphasis on raising residents'' awareness of healthy eating. Vegan and vegetarian diets are being introduced in educational institutions.
Summary of bilateral results
The main benefit of having a partner from an institution in the Donor States was primarily cultural exchange and understanding the processes related to the specifics of nutrition in educational institutions in Norway. The partner and the institutions we met during the study visit acquainted us with the Norwegian approach to nutrition in kindergartens and schools and with the education of children related to healthy eating. Particularly valuable was the meeting at Utdanningsetaten (Norwegian Educational Agency) in Oslo with Mr. John Wærnes Johansen, who is responsible for leading the department in charge of education and implementing the nutrition program in Norwegian educational institutions.The best practices and practical approach to nutritional education that we learned during the meeting at Geitmyra Matkultursenter for Barn will be used in the education process in our educational institutions. Institutions from the Donor States expressed their willingness to expand cooperation and participate in projects for which we may be able to obtain funding in the future.