This short course is suitable for school principals, teachers, home economics teachers, school administrators, health promotion and nutrition planners and managers, educators, food services directors.Study Visit offers a hands-on experience and insight to Finnish education system, which is ranked highly in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
School meals offer a perfect opportunity to serve healthy meals and to educate children about food culture and wellbeing. Good school meal is an investment in the future.
Finland Unversity welcomes you to join 4-day study visit in Finland, organised by the University of Eastern Finland. The study visit includes
• Lectures by Finnish educators, nutrition experts and professionals,
• Site visit to catering service centre and local school
• Reflective workshop with Finnish nutrition experts on perspectives of school meals
The participants get to meet nutritionists, researchers and policy makers who are involved from practice to administration and research.
Finland was the first country in the world to serve free school meals in 1948. Pure Finnish food is safe and healthy. Good school lunch maintains the ability to work and learn and promotes health.
4 DAY STUDY VISIT: Finnish School Meals and Nutrition of Children and Adolescents
Day 1
• Finnish nutritional recommendations
Introduction to nutritional recommendations
Importance of healthy nutrition for growing children
• Lunch at the Univeristy
• Public catering in Finland
Kindergarten
Comprehensive schools
Vocational schools and universities
Day 2
• School meals
Legislative basis for school catering
School meals as part of education
• Visit to catering services centre
Day 3
• School meals as health promotion
Studies about the effects of school meals and how to improve school meals
How to educate children about food
• Visit to school to observe school lunch
Day 4
• Workshop
Global perspective on school meals
• Conclusions
Presenation of workshop results
Lessons learned, wrap-up and certification
Availability - On request
Duration - 4 days, in Finland
Group size - ca. 25 participants
Other interest?
If you have a specific interest or focus, programmes can be tailored to your needs.
