Healthy Life, Wellbeing and Learning

"CONTEXTThe project ""Healthy Life, Wellbeing and Learning"" includes 6 schools from 6 European countries: SE-PL-TR--UK-ES-IT. We can see the effect of obesity on lack of interest and participation in sport activities, PE classes and real life social interaction. Along with this we have learned from studies being made in all partner countries that obesity is increasing among European people. Also among students high BMI is shown and students are staying indoors, being physically inactive, getting lost in the virtual environment and the gaming world instead of taking part in real life- and physical activities. We have seen an increase in stress, anxiety, alienation, stay at home persons, school failure and even suicide among the children who are more in front of the screens away from sports and social activities and interaction. As educators, we need to prepare our pupils to be socially interactive and have a healthy growth and development. We need to take WHO’s physical activity suggestions into consideration and prepare action plans including daily 60 minutes of exercise, 3 days a week muscle/bone developing activities, e.g. yoga, outdoor activities breaktime games, healthy food, cross curricular work including aesthetic learning processes (P.E. music, art etc) for school as well as both pre- and post school children. We should learn from each other, through shared activities, dissemination of shared outcomes and praxis locally, nationally and on an international scale.OBJECTIVES•Taking preventive measures and risk decreasing approaches in early stage of life•Controlling and reducing high BMI among teenagers•Motivating students to take part in physical activities and exchanging experiences on outdoor activities in all countries and adapting them to their lives.•Decreasing the level of stress, anxiety and alienation •Having a balanced growth and development•Preparing action plans including 60 minutes school and after school activities (prepared by WHO for children 5-17 years old) and taking it on international level•Reducing the overweight and its risks among pupils•Creating awareness regarding different healthy life styles in the EUPARTICIPANTSEach short-term exchange mobility will include the participation of 3-6 teachers, and totally 131 teachers will take part in all mobility. Teachers will be selected regarding transparent criteria e.g. interest, occupation, knowledge (e.g. P.E. computer, language skills), teamwork ability, availability and adaptability.ACTIVITIESLTTA1-SE-Swedish Diet / Yoga /Healthy Minds / Family Information/Midday fitness/Friendly competitionsLTTA2-ES-Decleration/Stop Being Couch Potato/Mobile Apps/Homemade Products/“Consumerism culture” SeminarLTTA3-IT-Mediterrenean Diet/Sedentary life/Mobile Apps/Trekking/Pitching a tent(Skill)/Cooking ClassLTTA4-UK-Physical activities - playing games, outdoor activities, dancing and sportsLTTA5--PL-European Food and Nutrition Action Plan /Dash diet /Creating GOAT mascot/Local herbs medicineLTTA6-TR- Seminar “Diabetes Among the Young”/Atkins Diet/Bring your own food/Fundamentals of Healthy Life/Probiotics/Folk remedies METHODOLOGY It is used in carrying out the project is cooperative learning, both through teacher training oriented activities and student activities. learning through experience and shared experience. In addition, different assessment methods (evaluation and feedback forms, preliminary and final and satisfaction survey) are used to evaluate the ongoing implementation, management and dissemination of the project.The success of the mobilties is measured comparatively against the results, pupils´ involvement in between the mobilities and level of satisfaction of students who gained the HEALTHY LIFE awareness.RESULTS and IMPACTSWe estimate long-term/lifelong learning benefits, new ways of life, reduced overweight and healthy lifestyle among pupils, increased awareness and knowledge for all participants, through activities such as action plans including 60 minutes curricular and extra-curricular activities, preventive measures to mitigate risks (individual–family–indoor and outdoor), combining well-being with healthy diets, social activities, games and sports, “Healthy Students & Happy Schools”, presenting “Vienna Declaration on Nutrition and European Food and Nutrition Action Plans”, “Stop Being a Couch Potato and Sedentary Life”, creating a GOAT Mascot (Goats are dynamic animals which represent healthy and organic life), healthy minds, healthy diets (Mediterranean/DASH/Atkins/Weight Watcher), “Bring Your Own Food” campaign, growing vegetables, finding suitable apps.CONCRETE RESULTs are questionnaires, logo, website, social media tools, a common eTwinning page for the project, handbook for children in 6 languages including Health Tips, a common Recipe Book (recorded video clips of cooking classes), Local Herbs and Remedies Book, written and recorded rules/instructions for sports and games, cultural booklets"