Health Promoting School

In the school year 2014/2015 we joined the "School Promoting Health" program. The program was initiated by WHO/EURO 20 years ago, currently 43 countries belong to the European Network of Schools Promoting Health, including Poland since 1991. A school that promotes health creates conditions and takes actions that are conducive to: the well-being of the school community, its members taking action for their own health and the health of others, and creating a healthy environment. After meeting all the criteria of the program, in the period from 1 to 3 years, the school may apply for the Provincial and then the National Certificate of Schools Promoting Health awarded for a period of 5 years.
For many years, our school has been systematically implementing activities related to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle among students and parents. Only in the school year 2014/2015 there were m.in:

  • workshops for students devoted to nutrition: "I know what I eat", "Chemistry on a plate", "Mysterious BMI",
  • educational project "Live tasty and healthy",
  • meeting with a nutritionist "Rational nutrition",
  • educational and culinary classes "Healthy, because natural!" in cooperation with the District Center for Vocational and Continuing Education,
  • knowledge competition "Time for health" ,
  • the film "Magic decoction" was made as part of the participation in the "Culinary Explorers" competition organized as part of the Tesco campaign for schools,
  • Integration Sports Picnic for Disabled Children, Sports Festival, School Sports Day,
    information leaflets promoting a healthy lifestyle in the school corridor,
  • "Tauron fuses" – workshops devoted to the safe use of electrical devices,
  • a series of sports activities "Training with a master" and relaxation classes "Tibetan bowls",
  • pedagogical innovation "Interesting guests in our school" in which students learned about various forms of spending free time related to physical activity,
  • in the school newspaper "Zaczarowany pencil" published on CD, there were articles promoting a healthy lifestyle,
  • in each class a series of lessons devoted to health-promoting topics was conducted (m.in. on healthy eating, care for personal hygiene, the harmfulness of smoking, online hazards and active ways of spending free time),
  • for students of grades 1-3, a meeting with a nurse was organized, who explained to children how to take care of oral hygiene and presented the correct way of brushing teeth,
  • junior high school students participated in workshops carried out as part of the "Selective Prevention Program" by psychotherapists of the Preventive and Social Clinic of the "Powrót z U" Association,
  • A series of classes devoted to healthy products was conducted (m.in. Potato Day, Honey Day, Carrot Day, Apple Day),
  • class gardens were established and run, familiarizing students with the values and use of spice plants and herbs,
  • students also took part in thematic workshops "Kids seed potatoes" organized by Leroy Merlin,
  • children took part in the programmes "School Milk", "School Fruit and Vegetables"
    and the program "Mom, Dad Don't Smoke With Me!",
  • meeting with a police officer about the rules of safe movement on the road,
  • "Keep fit" workshops devoted to active forms of spending free time,
  • school competition for a poster promoting healthy eating,
  • school poster competition on the harmfulness of smoking,
  • preventive workshops "I do not smoke, I choose health",
  • First aid workshops for students with the participation of a paramedic.