By implementing the project, we expected to achieve several key objectives: To significantly reduce the consumption of fast food and foster healthy eating habits among primary school students. To increase daily physical activity, promoting at least 45 minutes of exercise per day. To raise awareness among students, teachers and families about the causes and consequences of childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyles. To foster social inclusion of disadvantaged students (due to economic, cultural, gender or health reasons) through food and sport as tools for cohesion. To strengthen teachers’ competences in innovative and inclusive methodologies, as well as in the use of digital resources for health promotion. To enhance European identity by sharing and valuing different cultures, traditional foods and sports from the partner countries.
We applied for this project to address a shared need identified in our school communities: the lack of healthy lifestyle habits among primary school students, which has a direct impact on their physical, emotional and social well-being. The project focused on tackling specific challenges such as the high consumption of fast food, insufficient daily physical activity, sedentary lifestyles linked to the excessive use of digital devices, and the social exclusion of students who are overweight, disadvantaged or with migrant backgrounds. It also responded to the need to provide teachers with innovative and inclusive pedagogical resources to promote health and equality in schools, while engaging families and the wider community in building healthier, fairer and more inclusive learning environments.