25 February- 1 March 2019- Healthy Hero in Cyprus

  • The first transitional exchange took place in Cyprus February-March 2019. We are interested in the project because of its objectives dealing with the healthy theme of our school program.The young are passive receivers and they have a low self-esteem. Through this project the students are motivated and are offered the opportunity to exchange ideas with other students coming from different countries. Having a Health hero as a role model means that their whole idea regarding nutrition changes. 

    The pupils had the opportunity to learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle. They also used their creativity to promote healthy eating.

     

     Additionally by improving their nutrition means they learnt how to avoid bad habits including alcohol, smoking, drug addiction.

    The Cypriot school has been participated in the project in the field of health education. That's why it is to organise the Healthy hero event with the following activities:
    Cooking workshops of different recipes with healthy ingredients- Alternative healthy cooking vs Traditional cooking;
    Presenting national healthy products and recipes of national heritage
    Group work where students will promote healthy life styles;
    Introduce exercise in their life and enjoy all the benefits associated;
    Present posters with the Decalogue of healthy life;
    Organise a healthy day «Skip for the heart»;
    Construct a food pyramid embodying the Mediterranean nutrition;

    Design healthy meals according to «My Plate» guidelines;
    Present the visit meeting to the school website and the local newspaper;
    Organise Workshops informing students of all the negatives related to smoking, alcohol, drug and internet addiction.
    Organise Meetings for parents- How to grow up a hero
    Present the visit meeting in the local newspaper and website

    Our partnership challenges the problem of bad habbits and change our schools. Due to the project "I am my life hero", we want to make our pupils notice how important it is to take good choices, find the strength and motivation to fight their weakness. During the project's actions we intend to raise the students', relatives' and communities' awareness of good lifestyle, which will lead to self-development.
    We hope these unusual activities will be challenging for our students and make them discuss and change their daily habits. We have experience thatchildren are very effective in changing minds of their parents in a field of healthy lifestyles so they can be their family heroes.