CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVESThe project topic "Cook healthy-eat healthy-live healthy" is a result of data collected in the 5 partner schools involved. The rates of obesity problems (OP) and lack of regular physical activities (RPA) in our schools are as follows:IT Partner School pupils has 25%OP, 40% RSPT Partner School has 20% OP, 45% RS RO Partner School has 25% OP, 50% RS PL Partner School has 27% OP, 35% RS TR Partner School has 20% OP, 35% RSWith this worrying data on mind, we have agreed that the main objective of the project is to raise students’ awareness of the causes and effects of obesity in relation to the sedentarism that characterizes the current generations of students. At the same time, in order to measure the actual impact of the school we have proposed to decrease these rates by the end of the 2-year project.Another aim of this project is to get in contact with schools from other European countries in order to observe the situation in each of them and exchange good practices related to ways of combating such problems.METHODOLOGYWe have divided our topic into several sub-topics which will constitute the theme of each meeting and exchange envisaged in the project:1. IT-M1- REQUIREMENTS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE2. PT-C1- HEALTHY EATING HABITS3. RO-C2- EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PREVENT OBESITY 4. PL-C3 DEVELOPING LONG-TERM HEALTHY EATING HABITS5. TR-C4- SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTDuring these meetings students will be in the centre of all activities, as we believe that by involving them directly and supervising their work, the project will have a stronger impact on them.DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIESDuring the exchanges, students will join classes in the morning and, in the afternoons, they will work towards the achievement of specific goals within each activity:C1- PT The project teams will join the canteen and observe the dishes prepared regularly there. Then, each school will present traditional healthy dishes from their own countries and will actually cook 1 meal that will be tasted by the other participants. C2 –RO The activities will be organized in a forum presented by the students and which includes sub-topics such as - What is obesity?/ Causes / Effects on Health and social image/ The current rates of Obesity C3 – PL students put together the information and statistical data collected and compile a brochure which contains a set of DOs and DON'Ts that every person should follow in order to live a healthy lifeC4 – TR students and teachers run workshops in which all kinds of easy-to-do exercises and games/sports will be presented and performed.NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTSStudents/teenagers: Each exchange involves the participation of 4 students/ country, which means an overall number of 16 students/country who will participate directly in the exchanges. These students will be selected prior to each mobility, based on transparent criteria, which will involve command of English, ICT skills, voluntary work, involvement in the school-based activities and motivation. The number of indirect beneficiaries is a lot larger, as every school will involve at least 10 other students before each mobility in the school-based pre-exchange activities.Teachers/Adults: There will be teams of 7 teachers at each partner organisation so 35 in total who will manage the project implementation. Each of them will be assigned clear tasks from the beginning. This team will involve managerial staff and at least 1 English teacher, 1 PE teacher, 1 Biology Teacher, 1 Medical worker, 1 ICT teacher. They will be chosen by the person in charge of the project, based on previous initiatives, motivation, CV and experience in handling projects. Based on the importance and relevance of their contribution before each exchange the 2 participating teachers/country/exchange will be selected from this team. RESULTS AND IMPACTSWe have assumed the publication of 3 intermediate products which will result from the activities performed during the exchanges. All these will be made available to larger audiences on the project website and through all the dissemination activities included in the dissemination plan.Therefore, we hope that there will be a positive, measurable impact at the level of participants (with a clear reduction of obesity rates among the target group members), of the local school communities and wider communities, at the level of the institutions involved and other related institutions, at local, regional, national and international levels.We have also initiated a sustainability plan which involves the implementation of the project results and the programme in at least 25 other schools/year within the three years following the end of the project.
The project "Cook healthy- eat healthy- live healthy" was run from 01.09. 2016 to 31.08. 2018. The coordinator was IPSSAR "P.pi Grimaldi" school from Modica, Italy. The others partners included Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych, Ryglice, Poland, INSIGNARE - Associacao de Ensino e Formacao from Portugal, Liceul Tehnologic "Constantin Brancusi", Romania and Kumburgaz Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi from Kumburgaz, Turkey. The main project aim was to settle the partnership based on exchange of good practices by means of promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Moreover, the project was meant to prevent social exclusion, discrimination, teach tolerance, creativity and how to search and use information. It enabled to learn foreign languages, improve sports, ICT, communication and social skills as well as increase knowledge on different European cultures. The project work and making new friends improved students’ presentation skills and increased their self- confidence. Each partner had its subtopic in terms of which they fulfilled their tasks, both locally and during LTTAs. The Italian school “Requirements for a healthy life”, Portugal “Healthy eating habits”, Romanian school “Effective ways to prevent obesity”, the Polish school “Developing long-term healthy eating habits” and Turkey “Sports activities”. The metodology of the tasks and activities complied with each school’s organisation, students’ needs and abilities and teachers’ competences. There were 2 international project meetings (TPMs) in Modica and in Kumburgaz and 4 mobilities (LTTAs) in Fatima, Satu Mare, Ryglice and Modica. The first TPM was organised in Modica (2-3.12.2016): teachers talked about organizational issues, analyzed the initial questionnaire and set up a detailed plan of the project activities. The first students exchange (C1) (20-24.02. 2017, in Fatima, PT) included culinary workshops (healthy dishes of each partner country, healthy desserts, healthy cocktails), website and e-book workshops as well as integration games and visiting the region. The final product was the “Recipes ebook” with recipes from each partner’s country, chosen and prepared during culinary lessons at each school beforehand. The second LTTA (C2) (2-6.05.2017, in Satu Mare, Ro) included workshops on how to prevent obesity, how to deal with stress, healthy eating, carving and healthy sandwiches and a meeting with an expert. There were also essays presented by each partner. Students and teachers took part in sports activities prepared by the Turkish and Romanian partners. The meeting included both Romania and Turkish tasks as at the beginning of the project all the partners decided not to hold the LTTA in Turkey because of safety reasons. The final product was the e- book “Effective ways to prevent obesity”. The third LTTA (C3) (19-23.03.2018, Ryglice, PL) included workshops on healthy and unhealthy food products, analysis of the questionnaire “Teenagers’ eating habits”, presentation of essays, nutritional and cultural values of eggs and fit desserts and vegetarian dishes workshops. The meeting also included workshops with psychologists, sports and integration activities. The final products were brochures about “DOs and DON’ts concerning the things we all should follow to lead a healthy lifestyle” and “Teenagers’ eating habits”, with statistical data. The following LTTA (C4) (17-21.04.2018, I) was held in Modica, according to the Italian National Agency suggestion, which strongly advised to organize a fourth mobility to fulfil the Turkish partner’s tasks. It was mainly based on sports workshops and easy to do sports activities prepared by each partner school. The final product was an on-line magazine on sports activities in school environment and the meaning of a healthy lifestyle prepared by the Turkish partner. The last TPM (6-8.06.2018, Istanbul, TK) included the analysis of cultural questionnaires made by each partner, comparison of the results of the initial and final questionnaire, presentation of general cultural questionnaire, work on Mobility Tool, analysis of the project website and discussion about the final duties and tasks. As the results of the questionnaires applied throughout the project show, there was a positive, measurable impact on the level of participants’ awareness of healthy living, an increase of active lifestyle and greater involvement of schools in the long-term process of obesity reduction. All the project tasks and activities (both local and international) were documented in form of photos, films, reports, questionnaires and the results were disseminated by means of local media, websites (the project website, schools websites, the project FB website) and during meetings with parents, with other teachers and during the Open Days. In addition, all schools had the opportunity to print and keep the paper version to be distributed to those who requested it, or to be used as a practical guide within the school.