HEALTHY EATS HELPING KIDS THRIVE Life Education Queensland’s award-winning Healthy Eats program is making great strides in helping young Queenslanders boost their daily consumption of fruit and vegetables – embedding learning that will help fight obesity and create better health outcomes for the next generation. There continues to be strong demand for Healthy Eats in North Queensland, with the program returning to previous Healthy Eats schools and offered to new schools. So far this year, 13 schools in the region have signed on to the program, and in Cairns, seven schools participated in term one. Isabella State School in Edmonton [students pictured] is one school already reaping the benefits of the Healthy Eats program. Head of curriculum Debbie Humphries said the school’s Year 5 students who attended the nutrition classroom workshop in term one, are already making more informed, healthy eating choices. “The program has positively influenced their classroom food environment and children are not only more aware of what they are eating at school, but teachers report that they’re sharing their nutritional knowledge at home too,” Ms Humphries said.
who offer strategic support to schools throughout the program and guidance on the optional accreditation process.
HEALTHY EATS ACCREDITATION – RECOGNITION FOR SCHOOLS Healthy Eats schools can now be officially recognised for their commitment to creating healthy school food environments. On completion of the 10-step accreditation process, schools are eligible to receive the Healthy Eats program rewards, including:
The school’s Year 3 – 5 students are now completing the Fruit and Vegetable Classroom Passport Competition component of the Healthy Eats program running from Weeks 6 - 9.
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A one-off grant of up to $1000 to be used to support healthy eating within your school.
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Use of the official accreditation badge on all promotional material online and in print.
Each student records the serves of fruits and/or vegetables they eat at school each day, and at the end of each week, each class tallies their numbers. This four-week long competition sees the classes competing against each other to win a healthy class picnic provided by Life Education Queensland.
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Recognition as an accredited Healthy Eats school on the Life Education Queensland website.
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School spotlight on the Life Education Healthy Eats website and social media channels.
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Profile of the school Healthy Eats Student Leadership team on the Life Education Queensland website and social media channels.
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Official school accreditation presentation by Healthy Harold.
HEALTHY EATS IN THE SOUTHEAST Following its success in north Queensland, Healthy Eats has expanded to the state’s southeast – with term two bookings now open for eligible schools in Ipswich, Logan and the northern Gold Coast regions. The Healthy Eats team has grown to include a dedicated nutritionist, and community development officers,
Find out more about the amazing Healthy Eats program, the accreditation process and rewards available to your school here.
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