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Shocking!!! Food is Consolidant...

killing people

including the Prime Minister. There have been big changes
and now we eat more “real food”, “slow food” in schools, but
it is a battle.

Here in the EIC, we already have a well planned, healthy,
social system for feeding and educating our children and La nostra Escola està realitzant
our educational model, Socrates Educe, states “El menjador el seu 4t curs. Quatre anys és
es considera una activitat educativa, tan per l’alimentació poc temps per a la consolida-
com per aprendre la manera de comportar-se a taula.” ció d’una escola però, Déu n’hi
do, quin goig que fa. Per a les
At my recent presentation to parents, we discussed the seves aules ja hi corren més
You should have a look at this clip of Jamie Oliver’s TED many dimensions of this key area of the school. The debate de 500 alumnes i el més bonic
Talk in the US - https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_ about whether we should force children to eat what they és que hi aprenen i s’hi troben
oliver?language=en#t-17088 . There are powerful messages don’t want to is a current topic which affects all of us with bé. L’Escola ja no és un projec-
from his anti-obesity campaign. It is very watchable, like small children, or even with teenagers. I have my own te il·lusionant com va ser anys
most TED Talks. opinions here, and I am sure that you do too. enrere, ara és una realitat a la
que s’hi ha afegit una nova res-
Food is the fuel that drives our minds and bodies, yet many I would like to mention another aspect of eating together, ponsabilitat: aconseguir que
diets are based on heavily processed food filled with sugar. and that is etiquette. What is allowed in your family? Mobile els nostres alumnes millorin els
We expect students to do A-plus work, but if we follow the phones at the table? Elbows on the table? Eating chips seus coneixements i, sobretot,
media messages, we will be feeding them C-minus food. (fries) with your fingers? Starting before everybody has siguin millors persones cada
Our school aims to do better. been served? Talking with your mouth full? Here in the EIC dia. Com a patró vull agrair
we encourage good table manners because it is a question profundament a tot l’equip de
Alfred E. Newman sums up the situation well: “We are living of basic respect. professionals que s’hi esforcen
in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial dia a dia doncs, sense ells, res
flavours and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” One day you will find yourself at a very formal meal with no seria possible. D’altra banda
- the US is one of the countries with a widespread fast “important “ people - how do you behave? Which knife do també m’agrada dir que cada
food system and an obesity time bomb which will give you use? Can you use your fingers for artichokes? Where do dia i cada curs a d’ésser un pas
many younger people a shorter life expectation than their you put your knife and fork between courses? What if your endavant en l’objectiu, si voleu
parents. phone rings? utòpic, d’atrapar l’excel·lència.
Per aconseguir aquest objec-
If things can go so wrong in just one generation, then How formal should we be at home? tiu, tots: patrons, ensenyants i
certainly we can take substantial steps to fix these problems Our students have seen a video which suggests some famílies, hem de posar, de part
before the next generation inherits something even worse. norms, although they will vary in different cultures: http:// nostra, el millor. L’objectiu s’ho
dailyparent.com/articles/restaurant-etiquette-for-tweens- val, l’Escola l’hem d’anar con-
So the place to start is at home and at school. Science and-teens-video/ solidant pel camí de la millora
tells us that nutrition has a direct relation to a student's Please discuss this with your family. It is part of everyone’s permanent.
ability and willingness to learn. In the EIC, school lunches education.
are providing the nutrition that students need to become
healthy, happy, and productive learners. Nowadays and The Junior and Senior Student Councils have enthusiastically Lluís Coll i Braut
in many western countries school lunches rely on heavily talked about food at EIC because it interests them! We are Patró FEIC
processed food with little nutritional content. improving menus, routines and organisation. Let’s enjoy
our daily food and be healthy and wise at the same time.
In the UK, Jamie Oliver has been instrumental in leading
a high profile campaign to improve school lunches - he
famously said “school cooks can’t cook” - they were just
re-heating chips, pizzas, nuggets, burgers etc and he was Jonathan Day
right. He delivered his message very clearly to everyone Head Teacher EIC