School incursions
Jamie Oliver’s Learn Your Fruit and Veg
– School Incursion Program
As a Facilitator for Jamie Oliver’s Learn your Fruit and Veg school incursion program I get to put the fun back into fresh food for children ages 3 – 12 years old. Jamie Oliver’s Learn Your Fruit and Veg Program has been created to inspire primary schools and early learning centres to get involved in food education in a practical and engaging way.
The Program is delivered by The Good Foundation and it has been designed to change the eating habits of kids nationwide for the better. It engages and excites children about fresh food by teaching them simple to follow and quick to prepare recipes, using Jamie Oliver’s signature cooking tips and shortcuts.
Each lesson focuses on a hero fruit or vegetable and students are taught what the fruit or veg is, where it comes from, and how it affects their bodies.
They walk away from a class having learnt the benefits of healthy eating and able to cook a nutritious and simple meal.
Why do we believe that food education is important?
– Over 70% of our kids are not eating enough fruit and veg
– Less that one third are eating veggies every day
– On average kids eat 5 serves of veggies a week when they need 5 a day
– 1 in 4 of our kids are overweight or obese
It’s time to give our kids something good to chew on in the classroom!
We believe every child should learn about healthy food at school so they understand what it is and what it can do for their bodies as they grow.
That’s why we are plating up a low cost, hands-on, and super fun food education program, enabling early learning centres and primary schools to bring the fun and discovery of cooking fresh, seasonal produce to the classroom.
Through our ‘pop up’ kits and trained facilitators, we can transform any classroom into a real life cooking environment requiring nothing more than the desks and chairs for children to sit on. All ingredients, recipes and equipment are provided.
Jamie Oliver, “At its simplest the program teaches kids recipes that will help save their lives. It’s really fun, it’s dynamic, and it can be done with or without cooking equipment. We’ve designed it to help kids and parents, but also schools because it complements the Aussie curriculum.”