European Project on Healthy Nutrition

Staff Training at Pixel

The International short‐term joint staff training course “Innovative teaching methodology of health friendly nutrition development and practice in pre‐primary and primary education” was held on 16 – 20 May 2017 at Pixel site in Florence. The staff training is part of the European project entitled “HealthEDU - Health Friendly Nutrition (Methodology of Health Friendly Nutrition Development and Practice in Educational Institutions)”, which was funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnership in the field of School Education. The European project has been written and coordinated by eMundus based in Kaunas (Lithuania) and involves Pixel in the transnational partnership. This European project is aimed at improving the healthy nutrition habits of children and families, also promoting healthy lifestyle principles in the community. Nutritionists, experts, researchers/educators in the field of nutrition participated in the staff training, which aimed at providing them with specific competences related to education in nutrition and nutrition topic development in educational institutions. In order to reach this objective, the staff training programme was made up of training and meetings with Italian experts who already work in fields like nutrition, health‐friendly nutrition, eating culture, table etiquette, working with kids’ healthy catering area. More information about the “HealthEDU” European project is available at: http://healthedu.emundus.eu/.