FOOD FOR THOUGHT – DEVELOPING AND SHARING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES Erasmus Project

Project Title

FOOD FOR THOUGHT – DEVELOPING AND SHARING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

Our partnership relies on experience and innovation with three partners who are used to working together – and who have proven their ability to successfully carry out efficient and enriching projects- and a new French partner willing to open itself to international cooperation and to widen its students’ opportunities by giving them an experience of the wealth and quality of collaborative work.
‘Mens sana in corpora sano’ – The objective of this project is to give the students a clear understanding of the issue of health by allowing them both to experience our diversity and to reflect upon our different perspectives. It is our common belief that raising awareness of the importance of health and well being is an important way of reducing underachievement and early school leaving.

The four schools share common motivation in terms of the ambition they show both for the achievements of their students and their firm belief in the value of international cooperation. They are also very diverse regarding their history and geographical location, located in rural or more urban areas and housed in old or brand new buildings. Each partner has brought its area of expertise to the project which mixes teachers of diverse subjects ranging from IT to foreign languages and specialists of the subject that have been studied over the past three years (literature, social sciences, health, biology, PE)

Our activities have been organised along two guiding principles: Experience and Reflection. These two approaches both motivate the students and enhance transnational cooperation by making it richer and more concrete. The regular meetings and activities planned between all the participants have a double purpose: they contribute to the content of our project whilst facilitating the cooperation between all partners.

This 3-year programme has delivered concrete results that are both attractive and interactive for the users (our digital product), long lasting and tangible, they address the issue of health and eating habits while developping language skills. The apps and the website that have been designed and the data we have collected will be used in health and social science classes.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 137513 Eur

Project Coordinator

Lycée Aimé Césaire & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Gymnazium Jiriho Ortena, Kutna Hora, Jaselska 932
• Midtsjællands Gymnasium
• Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School