Students and staff will work together to produce a cookery book and DVD which will promote the best of local, national and international cuisine and encourage a healthier lifestyle. The whole process will help to develop transferable skills such as communication, planning and organisation; pupils will also learn to appreciate their own cultural identity and will develop an understanding of cultural diversity and similarity across Europe.

• Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Citizenship, Cross Curricular, Environmental Education, European Studies, Foreign Languages, Geography, Health Studies, History, History of Culture, Home economics, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Mathematics / Geometry, Media Education, Physical Education, Physics
• Languages: EN - ET
• Pupil's age: 12 - 18
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: - To increase awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle for young people - Opening up lines of communication... read more- To increase awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle for young people - Opening up lines of communication between partner schools encouraging students to become true global citizens - Bringing cultures closer :promoting tolerance and eradicating prejudice and stereotypes - To harness young people's natural enthusiasm for technology as a means of establishing their global identity (email, blogging, web chat, video conference, DVD recording hide
• Work process: Objective 1: To understand and appreciate value of one's national heritage on the basis of national cuisines Issues to address (by... read moreObjective 1: To understand and appreciate value of one's national heritage on the basis of national cuisines Issues to address (by all partners) - history of local cuisine - the origin of the most popular dishes and how this affects and enriches national identity - special meals on special occasions (e.g. Christmas/Easter, Ramadan etc) - table manners - traditions and etiquette - win-win: exploring the diversity within Europe and recognising the benefits of our differences Approach A cross curricular project involving Social Sciences Departments as well as Home Economics and English: a) Researching old cookery books for obsolete recipes b) Interviewing older members of the community (e.g. relatives) about the meals that they used to have and that are no longer commonly eaten c) Producing a fully illustrated cookery book/DVD in both the native language and English with recipes for traditional meals including those that stem from 'foreign' cuisines but are now a part of one's national cuisine d) Holding a cooking contest of a 'ready-steady-cook' type (schools in Scotland, Turkey, Austria, Poland and Romania) e) Visiting local food producers: farmers and manufacturers to see where our food comes from; organic farming f) Visiting a "Regional House" to bake bread, make butter and cheese prepared in a traditional way (Poland) Objective 2: To increase awareness of a healthy lifestyle Issues to address (by all partners): - What is a well balanced diet? - Fads and celebrities - influence on teenagers' eating habits - The impacts of fast food and each country's ways of promoting healthy eating - Importance of physical exercise; eating disorders and their effects on our health and well being - Only if I feel good, will I be able to play a lasting, sustainable role as a European citizen and avoid/eliminate prejudices - Fairtrade and organic food - social responsibility Approach a) A school meeting with a nutritionist or doctor b) P.E. teacher/fitness coach to highlight the importance of physical exercise c) Is healthy eating more expensive? Creating a weekly menu with a set budget/Eating less meat/Breakfast: the most important meal of the day d) Researching how each country promotes healthy eating and come up with an advertising campaign to promote healthy food available in a school canteen e) Creating a vegetable patch (setting an example at school) f) Discussing "slow food" restaurants g) Taking part in drama/role play: scene in a restaurant f) Visiting a "Regional House" to bake bread, make butter and cheese prepared in a traditional way (Poland) Objective 2: To increase awareness of a healthy lifestyle Issues to address (by all partners): - What is a well balanced diet? - Fads and celebrities - influence on teenagers' eating habits - The impacts of fast food and each country's ways of promoting healthy eating - Importance of physical exercise; eating disorders and their effects on our health and well being - Only if I feel good, will I be able to play a lasting, sustainable role as a European citizen and avoid/eliminate prejudices - Fairtrade and organic food - social responsibility Approach a) A school meeting with a nutritionist or doctor b) P.E. teacher/fitness coach to highlight the importance of physical exercise c) Is healthy eating more expensive? Creating a weekly menu with a set budget/Eating less meat/Breakfast: the most important meal of the day d) Researching how each country promotes healthy eating and come up with an advertising campaign to promote healthy food available in a school canteen e) Creating a vegetable patch (setting an example at school) f) Discussing "slow food" restaurants g) Taking part in drama/role play: scene in a restaurant hide
• Expected results: Students and staff - Developing abilities in the field of international networking, achieving common goals and working out compromises - Widening one's... read moreStudents and staff - Developing abilities in the field of international networking, achieving common goals and working out compromises - Widening one's horizon by interacting with partner schools either face to face or online - Improving one's command of spoken and written English - Positive engagement with the local community Students - Learning from each other - Gaining fresh motivation - Establishing friendships/pen pals - Accepting new challenges and adapting to become flexible -Students benefiting from experiences and outcomes of Health and Wellbeing (Theme 1 CfE - Scotland) Participating institutions have the opportunity to gain an insight into each other’s educational system since their representatives will find out not only theoretically but also practically how it really works. Besides coming to terms with their idiosyncrasies, the involved institutions can establish long – lasting relationships in order to develop other joint activities in the future, focused either on students or teachers. What increases the impact of the activities on the participating schools is the prestige they gain and the opening to a European market place which will make students trust the institutions’ professionalism and interest for their future social integration. Moreover, the cooperation of the 6 countries is the easiest way of accepting each other in a world of diversity. The project will serve as a good practice model for schools from other European states that are still reluctant to take up filling in the form for a multilateral partnership. hide

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