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Gender equality doesn’t come naturally in schools

Although the national core curriculum for comprehensive schools highlights gender awareness, the everyday life in schools is often quite different. Old habits die hard.

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Schools are getting beyond students’ physical reach

Physical distance matters when it comes to educational equality.

Tasty School inspires children to eat a more balanced school lunch

Barely one in ten primary school children eat a balanced lunch in school, according to a study by the Tasty School project. Schools that invested in food education were able to achieve a significant change in just one school year.

A sneak peek to university

University courses offered to students in general upper secondary education give them an opportunity to take a sneak peek to the future, while also allowing them to explore potential career and study paths.

Schools are getting beyond students’ physical reach

Physical distance matters when it comes to educational equality.

Tasty School inspires children to eat a more balanced school lunch

Barely one in ten primary school children eat a balanced lunch in school, according to a study by the Tasty School project. Schools that invested in food education were able to achieve a significant change in just one school year.

A sneak peek to university

University courses offered to students in general upper secondary education give them an opportunity to take a sneak peek to the future, while also allowing them to explore potential career and study paths.

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