We promoted a healthy lifestyle among students&teachers and communities. The issues of obesity and low self-esteem were addressed. The specific goals were bringing a European dimension into promoting interactive methods and tools that determines a healthy lifestyle, the schools becoming an educational resource to improve the students’ eating habits and school performance, the reduction of fast food, a change in the school canteens ‘menu, proper physical activities. Moreover, to develop key competences, promote inclusion and equality, raise awareness of physical and mental health and recognize learning outcomes for participants in cross-border learning mobility.The concrete results of the project: the project’s website and logo, Food Pyramids, preparation of Erasmus+ corner, eTwinning page, measurement of students' BMI, use "10.000 steps" program, a project magazine, analysis, surveys, videos. Relevant presentations made after and for the mobility that were used for E+ Days, for helpful workshops and for a new school subject in our schools’ curriculum. The project empowered our students to become resourceful and to use their influence to coerce communities to switch to more healthy lifestyle thus improving social and civic skills.
Our project’s main focus was to address the problem of obesity and promote healthy lifestyles through intercultural learning and inclusion of younger students in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. This is a significant concern worldwide where obesity rates have recently increased, leading to a range of health problems and social challenges. The project aimed to develop good practices that help prevent obesity and promote healthy eating and physical activity among students from different cultural backgrounds, including disadvantaged ones. By addressing these needs, the project managed to contribute to the improvement of health habits and well-being of students and communities in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and beyond. The project succeeded in increasing awareness and promote healthy lifestyles through intercultural learning and non-formal education, focusing on students' healthy eating habits and physical activities. The project also managed to touch the subject of bullying, low self-esteem, lack of communication and social isolation. By involving schools in long-term process of increasing an active lifestyle through good practices transfer, this project had the potential to make a significant impact on students' health and well-being.