Healthy and aware citizen

"<< Background >>According to WHO European Regional Obesity Report (2022), the levels of overweight and obesity in the EU population rise dramatically, particularly among children, where the estimated prevalence of overweight is around 30%, and 60% among adults. Education is essential for changing this situation.More and more people declare to have mental issues.According to WHO, World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health For All (2022), suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds.A questionnaire conducted in all schools participating in this project showed that children lack knowledge on how to stay mentally and physically healthy.<< Objectives >>The project equipped students with the ability to recognize and manage their emotions. They explored how communication works at the brain level, learned to hold effective conversations, resolve conflicts, and express their thoughts and feelings while respecting others. The initiative emphasized the importance of health and well-being in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It addressed issues of nutrition and lifestyle, showing their impact on individual and collective well-being, and helped shape a more aware and resilient community. Following EU recommendations on soft skills development, pupils engaged in activities that encouraged interaction across languages, histories, attitudes, values, and cultural differences. Through this, they enhanced communication skills, teamwork, problem solving, and strengthened their sense of social responsibility. Students also advanced their digital competences through online collaboration, active learning, and the use of audiovisual and interactive tools for collecting and processing information. The project provided a holistic approach to well-being and soft skills, preparing participants to better navigate both personal and social challenges.<< Implementation >>Competition: ""What makes you happy?""Best 15 pieces were voted for on FB. As the results showed, what makes us happy is everyday things.Teachers' mobility to Italy. ""STEAM, activating methods, AI"".""I know what I eat"" nutrition facts about products, product labels, healthy plate, product categorization, making posters with nutritional facts, Global warming and greenhouse effect.CoSpaces, students created a presentation about their countryStudents hung posters at school to show what is good/what is bad for the airMobility to Poland ""Air polution,nutrition,movement,food production""""Food waste"" -creating a shopping list for family within a budget for a day, dealing with leftovers with AI, critical thinking skills-students were presented with 5 emotionally difficult situations. With silent pen method method they named emotions,looked for solutions,discussed it, Filming for the future (informative films made by students about project topics), a cookbook with traditional recipes in Canva, processing data written and gathered by students about their lifestyle (AI and Canva), asking insightful questions interviewing a food bio-technologist engineer on how catering companies care for the environment and support healthy eating<< Results >>Created educational materials: posters, brochures, videos, and a multilingual traditional cookbook.Developed a digital diary comparing lifestyle data (sleep, diet, activity, mood) using AI tools.Improved students’ knowledge of nutrition, emotional well-being, and environmental impact of food waste.Strengthened pupils’ ICT, English, communication, and critical thinking skills.Boosted student motivation through real-life tasks and international cooperation.Teachers gained experience in CLIL, STEAM, AI-supported education, activating methods (projects,discussion, critical thinking,posters, games) and inclusive strategies.Engaged families and local communities in healthy and eco-friendly habits.Promoted civic values and active citizenship among pupils through shared European activities.Increased schools’ international potential and built long-term transnational partnerships.Published project outputs on websites and social media, twinspace to reach wider audiences.Organised final events: a quiz and time capsule with healthy life advice to celebrate learning outcomes."