Make Sure That You Eat and Be Energetic

"<< Background >>The Be Energetic project was created to address a growing concern in schools: a decline in students’ participation in physical education and an increase in unhealthy lifestyles, particularly weight gain. Each year, schools face a rising number of pupils who are reluctant to attend PE classes, and many show signs of unhealthy behaviors like poor eating habits. The project reunites three schools from France, Romania, and Turkey, and its goal is to help students adopt healthy habits and embrace active, well-rounded lifestyles. This involves not only promoting physical activity but also teaching the value of healthy eating, emotional management, and building healthy social relationships. The schools involved identified a shared need to foster better engagement in outdoor activities and address the concerning rise in physical inactivity among their students. This project has an inclusive approach that involves communities in promoting these values. By doing so, the initiative hopes to inspire young people to lead healthier, more active lives, providing a foundation for lifelong well-being.<< Objectives >>The Be Energetic project aims to promote a culture of healthy living across three partner countries. The main objectives are to broaden participants’ knowledge and skills around leading a balanced lifestyle, including healthy eating and regular physical exercise. It also seeks to create learning opportunities in multicultural settings, allowing students to experience international exchanges of good practices related to well-being. The project encourages participants to explore their relationship with nature and promotes eco-sports activities that link physical health with environmental consciousness. Each meeting and event within the project is structured around three specific sub-topics : nutrition, mental well-being and sport. Ultimately, the project strives to inspire and motivate young participants to take ownership of their health, laying the groundwork for sustained healthy habits.<< Implementation >>The Be Energetic project implemented a diverse range of activities designed to engage students and educators in both formal and non-formal learning environments. We implemented five Learning, Teaching, and Training Activities (LTTAs), split between two virtual and three in-person meetings in France, Romania, and Turkey. Each LTTA focused on a different aspect of health and well-being (nutrition, mental well-being and sport) :1. In-person meeting in France - theme NUTRITION2. Virtual meeting led by Romania - theme MENTAL WELL BEING3. In-person meeting in Turkey - theme SPORT4. Virtual meeting led by Turkey - theme SPORT5. In-person meeting in Romania - theme MENTAL WELL BEINGBetween each LTTA, we workd on different material with the students.<< Results >>The project successfully generated a number of tangible and valuable outcomes. Almost all our material is on our website : https://beenergetic.org.Here are our concrete results :- initial report ""Preliminary study report on teenagers' habits regarding nutrition, sport and mental well-being in three countries: France, Romania, Turkey"".- a competency framework of 20 skills, based on the initial report- a questionnary on theese skills that we used as pre- and post-test to evaluate the evoluation of oyr students skills- lessons on nutrition, mental well-being and sport, designed for teacher to be used with students- a booklet, translated in four langages, designed to be used by students in autonomy- other material material produced by students : psoter for health day, exhibition on medicinal plants, eco-brochure on sport and a wall of productions."