HEALTH_EDUCATION_SEZANA_PRIMARY_SCHOOL

HEALTH EDUCATION AT SREČKA KOSOVELA PRIMARY SCHOOL SEŽANA Erasmus +K229 School Partnership Only for Schools "Change Your Lifestyle".

Short-term exchange of groups of pupils event Ester Trobec Sežana, 12. 11. 2019

HEALTH EDUCATION IN SLOVENIAN SCHOOLS: • Primarily responsible for developing school food policy is Ministry of Education, Science and Sport in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Public Health • Implementation of Guidelines for healthy nutrition in kindergartens and schools is also measured (e.g. organisation of school meals, methods of school meal planning, pupils’ satisfaction with school meals, food waste, organisation of school nutrition action group) • school has to define in annual work plan educational activities related to healthy eating promotion, and activities that encourage healthy eating and increase food culture.

SCHOOL NUTRITION ACTION GROUP • composed of the headmistress, president of the school parents council, pupils‘ representatives and school food service supervisor (biology, science and home economics teacher) • their task is to supervise school meals and report remarks and suggest solutions or improvement • Parents can come to taste school lunch unannounced and write a report and suggest improvements

SCHOOL FOOD POLICY OBJECTIVES: • • • • • • • •

improve child nutrition learn healthy habits reduce/prevent obesity reduce/prevent malnutrition tackle health inequalities improve attainment support local agriculture and local economy improve school attendance

• teach food and personal hygiene; teach social skills; raise awareness on sustainable consumption, availability of high-quality school meals, optimal growth and cognitive development, responsible attitude to health and environment

FOOD-BASED STANDARDS: • • • • •

drinks limited to specific types soft drinks are not allowed sweet treats restricted fried/processed food restricted vending machines are banned from school premises

PERIODICAL HEALTH CHECK UP • obligatory for pupils in 1st, 3rd, 6th and 8th grade • parents get a note from the medical center and have to take the child for the examination at the given date • if the doctor notices that something may be wrong, the child is sent for more detailed examination to a specialist • dental check-ups every year • action „clean teeth„ – a nurse comes unannounced and checks how pupils brush their teeth by giving them a small pill that colours the teeth in purple • vaccinations (fewer children are vaccinated every year)

OBLIGATORY HEALTH EDUCATION • Lessons are given by the nurse from the local medical center who is employed only to visit local schools, go to every class and have a lecture about a topic that she chooses from the list.

The class teacher can suggest his/her own topic: 1ST GRADE: HEALTHY HABITS (personal hygene, food and drink, exercise and free time, rest) 2ND GRADE: PERSONAL HYGENE (hand washing, hygene of coughing and sneezing, nose wiping) 3RD GRADE: HEALTHY WAY OF LIFE (healthy eating, active free time activities) 4TH GRADE: INJURY PREVENTION (falls, road accidents, intoxication, suffocation, burns, first aid) 5TH GRADE: ADDICTION (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, computer, gambling, compulsive eating) 6TH GRADE: GROWING UP (body and mental development, food and physical exercise) 7TH GRADE: MENTAL HEALTH (positive self-esteem, responsibility, healthy habits) 8TH GRADE: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (interpersonal communication, self-respect) 9TH GRADE: SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION (sexual maturity, sexually transmitted deseases)

SCHEME OF SCHOOL FRUIT AND VEGETABLES • • • •

each month children get season fruit and vegetables for free organic fruit and vegetables of local producers the importance of fruit and vegetables in people‘s diet prevention of lifestyle diseases of the modern era

TRADITIONAL SLOVENE BREAKFAST • • • • •

it occurs on the third Friday in November we celebrate the day of Slovene food pupils eat the traditional Slovene breakfast it consists of bread, butter, jam/honey, milk and an apple pupils learn about the importance of local food, local farming and beekeeping

SCHOOL ECO GARDEN • • • • • • •

school has its own eco garden Project EAThink – "think globally, eat locally" teachers and children take care of it we grow season fruit and vetetables children prepare their own food they spend more time on fresh air they form an attitude towards nature and environment

SCHOOL APIARY • beekeeping teacher and pupils take care of it • first school honey

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SPORTS DAYS Five obligatory sports days: cross – country run country hike winter sports day: skiing/ice-skating/sledging ahletics ball games: handball/basketball/volleyball/football

Hill-walking: reaching the top of Vremščina

On the "Seven Ponds" trail with teacher Danilo Ravbar

Hill- walking: Reaching the top of Nanos (1,262m) – pupils from 9th class

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS • different elective subjects to improve pupils‘ lifestyle:

❖ sports (cycling/golf/sailing)

❖ team sports: volleyball/basketball/football

❖ modern and traditional dances

❖ sports for relaxing and Sports for health

❖ beekeeping

❖ modern techiques in cooking

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • • • • • • • •

table tennis handball "between two fires "– similar to dodgeball athletics climbing martial arts folk dance bocce

"WALKING BUS" • pupils go to school on foot with their schoolmates accompanied by an adult person in an organized group following a go-safe walking school route and schedule • walking routes are marked with white footsteps

"Walking bus""

Pupils getting their stamp at their "Walking Bus" station

ACTIVE FREE TIME: • we encourage our pupils to spend their free time efficiently and actively, to join different sports camps • artificial wall climbing • sports camps • Sežana marathon for kids

MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO • the need to exercise is a basic human need •

we try to encourage our students to take part in physical activities

• we pay a lot of attention to healthy eating • physical exercise and healthy eating go hand in hand • our children are our future so we have to teach them how to take care of themselves