The project intends to draw the attention of the students, staff and local communities of the participating countries to the importance of sport and healthy eating. The project 'Y.E.A.H" will educate students on healthy lifestyle choices including appropriate eating habits and sport related issues. The project will therefore cover two main areas; sports and healthy eating. We envisage that during the first year of the project we will concentrate on the topic of Sports. This will involve pupils making presentations concerning traditional sports, playground and lesser-known games and activities as well as prominent sports figures. Students will also develop a Fair Play Code with a set of rules regulating supporters and players’ conduct. In the second year we will concentrate on the topic of 'Healthy Eating' which will provide pupils with an insight into traditional meals and eating habits with a focus on 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' food choices. Students will develop and launch an advertising campaigns promoting an active and fulfilling lifestyle as well as creating their own cook book with simple traditional recipes. The project will provide students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge about different cultures through the topic ‘sports’. Sport is a popular subject with pupils in all our schools especially after the Olympics and will motivate children to learn about other countries. The project will aim to educate our pupils in how to be effective communicators, respectful of different languages and cultures, and to have a greater understanding of how the world works together. In addition it will develop learners' understanding of sport and how sporting values such as fairness, equality, respect, cooperation and communication will assist them in our goal to help them become participating, knowledgeable and understanding European citizens. The students will heighten their awareness of their own health and choices in terms of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. This is important in relation to current trends in childhood obesity and future health implications. All partners are enthusiastic to participate in and develop European wide projects in order to gain a sound understanding of different cultures and a better knowledge of a variety of languages, which is such a valuable tool in the ever developing world that we live in. The project will provide an opportunity to establish real and meaningful relationships with partner schools. In addition, through the project teachers will be given the chance to learn about, experience and evaluate the different teaching methods used across Europe. Within the current climate, young people of the future, will lack opportunities, we hope to provide students with a variety of experiences that will help them to be more open minded. We also aim to overcome any intolerance towards people from different cultures and countries. All parents are supportive of the project and of their children visiting partner schools as they understand the impact it has on their children in regards to learning languages and exploring cultures.
The project drew the attention of the students, staff and local communities of the participating countries to the importance of sport and proper dietary habits. The project 'Y.E.A.H" educated students on healthy lifestyle choices. It was addressed to the whole school communities. The project covered two main areas; sports and healthy eating. The first year of the project concentrated on the topic of Sports. Students were involved in making presentations on traditional sports, playground and lesser-known games and activities as well as notable sports figures. Students also developed a Fair Play Code with a set of rules regulating supporters and players’ conduct. The second year the partnership concentrated on the topic of 'Healthy Eating' and it provided pupils with an insight into traditional meals and eating habits with a focus on 'healthy' and 'inappropriate' food choices. Students prepared and carried on an advertising campaigns promoting an active and fulfilling lifestyle as well as creating their own cookbooks with simple traditional recipes. The project gave the students the opportunity to develop their knowledge about different cultures through the topic ‘sports’. The project educated the pupils in how to be effective communicators, respectful of different languages and cultures, and to have a greater understanding of how the world works together. It also developed learners' understanding of sport and how sporting values such as fair play, equality, respect, cooperation and communication would assist them in our goal to help them become participating, knowledgeable and understanding European citizens. The students increased their awareness of their own health and choices in terms of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. The realization and development of the project helped to gain a sound understanding of different cultures and a better knowledge of a variety of languages, which is such a valuable tool in the ever developing world that we live in. The project provided an opportunity to establish real and meaningful relationships with partner schools. Teaching staff was also able to experience different teaching methods used in other countries. Thanks to international cooperation students were given a variety of experiences that will help them to be more open minded. They are now more eager to overcome any intolerance towards people from different cultures and countries.