Thursday, 14 April 2016

APRIL 2016- AES-PORTUGAL -Living in Harmony with nature



The Serra da Estrela Natural Park is the largest protected area in Portugal, located in the central mountainous massif, North-East, cut across by rivers and streams that have their source here such as the Mondego and Zêzere.

The landscape is marked by rocky outcrops, boulders and crags, several of which resemble human forms that have given rise to popular names such as "head of the old woman " and the "Pitchers" (fat, thin and flat), that may be admired as visitors hike along the many existing pedestrian trails.




Since this is the highest peak in mainland Portugal, it is also one of the areas with the highest levels of precipitation, with abundant snow in the winter, enabling winter sports to be practised.

 At 1,993m it is Torre and Vodafone ski resort.









The "ice crystal" was the symbol chosen by the Natural Park, in allusion to its climatic characteristics and the glacial origin of this mountain range, as can be seen in the valleys of Zêzere and Unhais, large gaping holes in the mountain side and around 25 natural lagoons.






Valleys in the shape of horseshoes, ravines, polished rocks and lakes of glacial origin are just some of the formations that demonstrate the importance of the ice and snow in modelling the mountains.

 These outstanding natural pearls invite us to enjoy the extraordinary beauty individually or in group.   





Tuesday, 5 April 2016

MARCH 2016 in GIM2 TRZEBINIA POLAND - the month of HEALTHY NUTRITION

The motto of this month was  GET YOUR PLATE IN SHAPE!!!

There are a lot of reasons why we eat, only one of which is hunger. We eat for pleasure, flavor, we break bread with friends and family, we eat for comfort as well as nutrition and health.
Eating healthfully is an important part of overall wellness.

It is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time.
Everything you eat and drink matters !!!
For a healthy eating pattern, remember:

This means:
  • choose foods that offer variety from each of the food groups, giving you the basic nutrition you need
  • reach for foods and beverages with less saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.
  • start with small changes to build healthier eating styles.
  • support healthy eating in your family.
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 March 2016 - GIMNAZJUM NR2 TRZEBINIA in POLAND -  SEARCHING FOR HEALTHY EATING SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE  

In March we celebrated the arrival of spring.  On that occasion GIM2 TRZEBINA in POLAND has celebrated the feast of healthy snacks and drinks.

A&E ERASMUS+ students treated  their schoolmates and invited guests with the healthy colourful fruit and vegetables snacks and beverages.
On the richly pledged table, international snacks prepared according to ‘RETHINK YOUR SNACK AND DRINKS’ recipe cards appeared.
The students participating in the international meeting in FRANCAVILLA FONTANA shared their  experience from the staying in Italian school and the families.
During our spring feast event the students from the neighboring primary schools took part in a contest on a healthy nutrition, entitled ‘Live Tasty and Healthily’. They also had the chance to see a dance show and the performance of a school cabaret ‘Horrorek’  which in a humorous way tried to encourage a healthy and hygienic lifestyle.

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In the course of the month we aslo celebrated  EASTER HOLIDAY

The students participated in an interschool contest on ‘Easter traditions', organized every year in our school. This year they learned about Easter traditions in the partner countries, searched for healthy recipes for Easter and Lenten dishes.
We designed the postcards with motifs associated with the partner countries.
Finally we took part in the workshops in Traditional Bread Bakery
The students got acquainted with the production process of different types of bread, had the opportunity to enjoy a traditional sourdough, personally knead the dough and place their products in the ovens. They saw  the way of production traditional Easter lambs cakes. At the end of the visit they savored the fresh bread and had the chance to  prepare  Polish healthy colorful full of vitamins and nutrients sandwiches, thus referring to the theme of the month of March - HEALTHY DIET.


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                             And finally ‘Cooking Like a Master Chef’

 At the end of month March activities we took part in an extraoridinary culinary experience.  
The workshops run by A CELEBRITY COOK!!!
Our students, under the guidance of the finalist of a culinary show MasterChef Poland - Charles Daigneaultem prepared burgers with mushrooms, goat cheese and roasted vegetables, zucchini rolls stuffed with goat cheese with raisins and cream puffs for a sweet dessert
There were also other attractions such as  Napkin Folding & Table Setting class

You need to remember that the way a table is set contributes to the ambiance of a meal as much as the healthy  food



Monday, 4 April 2016

MARCH - the month of HEALTHY NUTRITION - in BME Budapest Hungary


INTERNATIONAL DAY

On the last day before Easter holiday, our school, BME International Secondary Grammar School, had a great event. It is called International Day, it is a competition between the classes. The topic is always different year after year, this year they had to prepare for gastronomy, cultural, historical presentations of the Erasmus project countries.

We had a very good day, with big fun!








Thursday, 31 March 2016

Healthy Nutrition Action with the Younger ones in AES-PORTUGAL

HEALTHY TRAINING ACTION


On 22 April 2016 at the Basic School auditorium Tourais / Paranhos – Seia Group of Schools it was held the session Training Action entitled "The Power of Food", addressed to Parents / Guardians, organized by the teacher Dulce Vicente, the nutritionist Rita Pires and the nurse Duarte Marvanejo (UCC Seia Health Centre) under the Project Promotion and Health Education and PEACE Program (Food Education in School Community).


The session began with the participation of students through several presentations.
First,the presentation of the song "The Heroes of Fruit" by the students  Luz Alvo, Jonas Andrade, Diogo Amaro, Martim Amaral and Clara Pereira from the Kindergarten-Tourais;


















Then there was Poetry recitation by two students Beatriz Pais of Class A and João Pais of Class C from the 1st cycle; Next we were delighted with the voices of Miriam Melo, Diana Lopes and Vanessa Duarte of Class B who sang a song;
 Finally several proverbs were said by Mª Carolina Amaral and Rafael Rodrigues from Class E.

Parents / Guardians present expressed themselves very satisfied with their participation in the activity, in which they acquired knowledge and exchanged experiences in this session that fundamentally addressed eating behaviors.
The Teacher Dulce Vicente, responsible for The Project  Promotion and Health Education appreciatedthe presence and participation of all Parents / Guardians who actively participated and the collaboration of the educator Maria de Fatima Miragaia and Silvia Couto- Operational Assistant from the Kindergarten- Tourais and 1st Cycle teachers Mª Augusta Pinheiro, José Alberto Silva, Rui Modesto and Dalila Brito.
                                       

 Poem
Bread and cereals
Orange or apple
I eat every day
At night and morning

Milk and diary
I like them too
At lunch and dinner
Water we should drink

Rice, potatoes and pasta
Vegetables and salad
We should have 
In a well balanced diet

To end 
It's good not to forget
Sweets in excess
We can't get
(Beatriz Pais- Student / Susana Pais (mother) 

  
 On April 26, the Class 5 ° C of the  School Tourais- Paranhos, Agrupamento de Escolas de Seia, attended a training session on "Energy Drinks" supported by the  nurses Aurea and Isabel Cruz of the Health Centre in Seia.
     They began the session by questioning the students about the drinks they knew. Surprisingly, some students mentioned some energy drinks. Nurses took the examples to inform about the composition of drinks; energy and health drinks. They insisted that the carbonated and energy drinks are made with ingredients that later cause harm to health, such as diabetes, overweight, tooth decay ... The Consumption of these beverages in their age in  a daily basis causes addiction in young people, with long term effects, making them anxious and nervous adults.
     This session was extremely important because students become aware of the bad eating habits through information provided by the technicians

Teacher- Alexandra Coelho