Manual bhs

Comenius Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Balwearie High School

Comenius

Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds


Contents
Introduction Page3 20

Comenius day overview Page 19
· Healthy minds Page Page 20 27
· Fitness Page 28 38
· Healthy Eating Page 39 -46

Evaluating and Conclusions Page 47

Acknowledgement Page 50

Appendix Page 52


The Comenius Team

Mrs Pointer

Mr Bruce

Mr Mackenzie

Miss Campbell


What is Comenius
Comenius school partnerships enable pupils, students and staff from
across Europe to work together on joint projects.
Balwearie is working with Arskoli (Iceland), Højelse Skole (Denmark) and
Seaton Burn (England).

Aims: To develop and share good practice in creating healthy and
sustainable lifestyles.
Work process: Promoting healthy lifestyles and cultural awareness.
In the first year each participating school will plan and create a
healthy living manual. A project conference will take place in Iceland
at the beginning of Year 2 where partner schools will exchange
manuals and trial them at their own school.
Expected results: Evaluation of the manuals and feedback. In the
process students will learn about the cultures and lifestyles of all
participating schools - promoting healthy and sustainable lifestyles for
all.

Árskóli, Sauðárkrókur,

Balwearie
Højelse Skole
Seaton Burn


Balwearie High School

Balwearie High School serves the west end of Kirkcaldy, catering for 1750
boys and girls from S1 to S6 including a Department of Additional Support.
The school was opened as a Comprehensive in 1972 and is set in spacious
grounds. Out with school hours, the school functions as a well-used com-
munity centre.

Balwearie provides a well-rounded, well-supported education for each of its
pupils. A strong ethos of caring, high standards and celebration of success
means that pupils are treated as individuals and encouraged to achieve to
the very highest levels.

Pupils are offered a full range of courses from 5-14 in S1/ S2, through Stan-
dard Grade to National Qualifications at Intermediate, Higher and Advanced
Higher levels. A high staying on rate is reflected in large numbers gaining
employment, Further or Higher Education.

Health Promoting Schools
Strengthening the health and wellbeing of children and young people

Health promotion in schools is not just about encouraging children and
young people to eat well and to exercise; it encompasses a much broader
holistic approach. This approach is called the 'whole school approach',
which includes promoting the physical, social, spiritual, mental and emo-
tional wellbeing of all pupils and staff.

Health promoting School is an ongoing government initiative.


Fife and Kirkcaldy
· Fife has a population 350,000
· Fife is known as the home of golf
· Balwearie High School is situated in a
town called Kirkcaldy.
· The population of Kirkcaldy is 48,000.
· Kirkcaldy is the home town of Gordon
Brown who is the Prime Minister of
Britain.
· Kirkcaldy has long been nicknamed
the Lang Toun (Scots for 'long town')
· Raith Rovers is the local football
Fife team.
Kirkcaldy
· Fife Flyers is the local Ice Hockey
team.


Scotland

Forth bridge Linking Fife to Edinburgh

The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh


Edinburgh Castle

Scott Monument T in the park Music festival


Nessie, who lives in Loch Ness and has been seen
on many occasions by
tourists and has had her
photo taken by so many
people.

The Blue M en Of The Minch
(also known as storm kelpies) live
in the stretch of water between
Lewis and mainland Scotland,
looking for sailors to drown and boats to sink.

Edinburgh Ca stle
It has been reported that many ghosts are in the
castle grounds. Such as a headless drummer who
was seen in 1960, a ghostly bag piper and the ghost
of a dog who was buried in the pets cemetery in the
castle.


IT S FIZZY IT S GINGER IT S PHENOMENAL!
IRN BRU IS A TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH DRINK!

SO IS WHISKY!

HAGGIS NEEPS AND TATTIES
(HAGGIS, TURNIP AND POTATO)
IS THE MOST TRADITIONAL
SCOTTISH MEAL!

THE HIGHLAND
GAMES IS A TRAD-
TION THROUGHOUT
SCOTLAND!

RABBIE BURNS (ROBERT BURNS) IS A
FAMOUS SCOTTISH POET. HE WAS
BORN ON THE 25TH OF JANUARY 1759,
EVERY YEAR WE CELEBRATE HIIS LIFE
WITH A TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH MEAL
FOLLOWED BY POEMS.

BAGPIPES
IS SCOTLAND S
TRADITIONAL IN-
STRUMENT!

SHORTBREAD IS
ALSO A TRADI-
TIONAL FOOD IN
SCOTLAND! THE EDINBURGH
TATOO IS A FAMOUS
CONCERT HELD
EVERY YEAR AT ED-
INBURGH CASTLE!


Scottish Foods
Scottish Salmon
salmon tends to be smoked, and thinly sliced, served as an entrée.

Stovied Tatties (or Stovies)
Stovies are a potato-based dish, designed to use up left over meat and vegetables.

Several onions should be cut into small pieces and fried in a good amount of beef dripping (fat from the cooked
meat) in a large pot. Scraps of meat and left-over vegetables (usually carrots and peas) are then added to the fry-
ing onions.

Six to eight good sized potatoes are peeled and cut into 3cm (1.5") pieces. Approximately 2.5cm (1") of water is
added to the pan containing the fried onion mixture and the potato pieces are added to this, seasoned with salt and
then left to simmer until the potatoes are soft. More water is added only if the pan is likely to become dry.

The resulting stovies should have the consistency of mashed potatoes, but the potato pieces should still be detect-
able. Modern cooks would add a beef stock cube to the mixture prior to simmering.

Porridge
A simple dish, made of boiled oatmeal. It needs to be boiled slowly and stirred continuously with the traditional spirtle - a
wooden stick which is about 30cm (or 12") long - to avoid the formation of lumps!

Porridge should be thick and wholesome, not thin like gruel. It has remarkable properties for preventing hunger. Today it is
often eaten for breakfast, with the addition of milk, and a small plate keeps you feeling full until lunchtime.

Traditionally crofters in the Highlands of Scotland would make a large pot of porridge at the beginning of the week. Once al-
lowed to cool, it would be cut into slices, and the crofter would places a slice in his pocket eack day for lunch.

Porridge must be cooked with salt to obtain the correct flavour. Those eating porridge outside Scotland have been know to
cook it without salt and indeed eat it with sugar or even syrup, which is a habit which would turn the stomach of any Scotsman
(or Scots-woman).


Haggis
Haggis is perhaps the best known Scottish delicacy, and it is wonderful stuff, with a rich flavour, although those partaking for
the first time are often put off when they hear what it is made of...

Haggis is made from sheep's offal (or pluck). The windpipe, lungs, heart and liver of the sheep are boiled and then minced.
This is mixed with beef suet and lightly toasted oatmeal. This mixture is placed inside the sheep's stomach, which is sewn
closed. The resulting haggis is traditionally cooked by further boiling (for up to three hours) although the part-cooked haggis
can be cooked in the oven which prevents the risk of bursting and spoiling.

MacSweens also make a vegetarian "haggis", which is actually quite tasty, even though the only ingredient it has in common
with the real thing is the oatmeal! For more information on haggis:

Short Bread Recipt
Ingredients:
6oz Plain flour
4oz Soft butter
2oz caster (granulated) sugar
1 oz cornflour (cornstarch)

Method:
Mix the butter and sugar together (preferably with a wooden spoon) until it is pale and creamy. Sieve both the flour
and the cornflour into the bowl and mix well. Put a small amount of flour on your working surface and place the
dough on this. Shake a little flour on top and roll out about quarter inch thick. Prick with a fork and cut into rounds
with a cutter or, if you want one large shortbread round, pinch the edges with thumb and finger all round.

Use a palette knife to lift the shortbread onto an oiled baking tray and bake for 25 minutes in a pre-heated oven at
325F/170C/Gas Mark 3. If the biscuits are ready, they will be pale brown and crisp; if not, return to the oven for 5 or
10 minutes. Shake a small amount of caster/granulated sugar on the top of the shortbread immediately after they
have been removed from the oven. Use a palette knife to move them to a cooling rack and store in an airtight tin
once they are cold.


To a Mouse - A Poem by Robert Burns
(Written by Burns after he had turned over the nest of a tiny field mouse with his plough. Burns was a farmer and
farmers are generally far too busy to be concerned with the health of mice. This poem is another illustration of
Robert Burn's tolerance to all creatures and his innate humanity.)

Wee, sleekit, cowran, tim'rous beastie,
O, what panic's in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty,
Wi' bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murd'ring pattle!

I'm truly sorry Man's dominion
Has broken Nature's social union,
An' justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle,
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An' fellow-mortal!

I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A daimen-icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request:
I'll get a blessin wi' the lave,
An' never miss't!

Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin!
It's silly wa's the win's are strewin!
An' naething, now, to big a new ane,
O' foggage green!
An' bleak December's winds ensuin,
Baith snell an' keen!

Thou saw the fields laid bare an' wast,
An' weary Winter comin fast,
An' cozie here, beneath the blast,
Thou thought to dwell,
Till crash! the cruel coulter past
Out thro' thy cell.

That wee-bit heap o' leaves an' stibble,
Has cost thee monie a weary nibble!
Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble,
But house or hald.
To thole the Winter's sleety dribble,
An' cranreuch cauld!

But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

Still, thou art blest, compar'd wi' me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e'e,
On prospects drear!
An' forward, tho' I canna see,
I guess an' fear!


Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is located in East Scotland on the coast of the
Firth of Forth.

Raith Rovers Football Club is Kirkcaldy s home team.
They are currently playing in League 1 in Scotland.

Kirkcaldy has a main shopping street with many clothes
outlets, cafes and shops.

This is the Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Team Badge.

The Town Hall

Gordon Brown the British Prime Minister was raised in
Kirkcaldy


The Links Market.

The Links Market is a funfair that comes to Kirkcaldy every year in April.
It comes for a week and it has a wide variety of rollercoaster s and fun
games. The picture below shows the biggest rides which are called the
big wheel and the bomber. The big wheel is a wheel with carriages and
goes fairly slow, whereas the Bomber is the highest and fastest ride!

Here are other pictures of rides which are at the links market.

The Waltzers!
Twister!

The Caterpillar!
The Dodgems!


Our Lifestyle
In Kirkcaldy teenagers like to go outside with their friends and have a
good laugh. We also like to go to the park, play sports like football,
rugby, tennis etc. We also like to go shopping in the local shopping cen-
tre and high street where there are lots of shops. There is also a cin-
ema, bowling alley, crazy golf course, gym, bingo and lots of nice res-
taurants at a near by town called Dunfermline. If it s raining we like go-
ing on our computer or laptop on bebo, msn or facebook. We also like
playing our Playstation, Wii, X-box 360 and our handheld devices like
the Nintendo DS, PSP and Gameboys. Most teenagers have a phone
and spend a lot of their spare time texting or calling their friends! We
also love spending lots of time listening to music on our i-Pod s.

In Kirkcaldy we have a big swimming pool in the town centre. Lots of us
like going up to the Beveridge Park. At the park you can go to the skate
park, the play park, the pond, on the boats, play rugby or football on the
fields. We also enjoy going down to the beach with our friends. We like
going in the freezing cold sea and sunbathing on the sand only when its
(rarely) nice!


Scottish Wildlife
Puffins

An unmistakable seabird with its black back and
white underparts and distinctive black head with
large pale cheeks and a tall, flattened, brightly-
coloured beak. Its comical appearance is
heightened by its red and black eye markings
and bright orange legs. This clown among seabirds is one of the world's
favourite birds. They like to eat fish, especially sand eels.

Highland Cows

There is no doubting the fact with their stocky
appearance, pointy big horns and eyes that
peep out through long shaggy fringes, Highland
cows win hearts and are favourites amongst ani-
mal lovers around the World.
Highland cows were born and bred to deal with
the extreme weather conditions of the Highlands
and Islands of Scotland making them the hardiest
breed of cattle in the world today.

Scottish Deer

Deer in Scotland are not owned by anyone. They are a natural asset,
an integral part of the countryside, and their presence can influence the
environment around them.


Section 2

Comenius Day Overview

1st May 2009
On Comenius day the pupils in S1 and S2 participated in an educational
and fun-packed day.
The day was split into 3 sections and they were -

· Healthy Eating
· Fitness
· Wellbeing

The event was organised and presented by Pupils, Staff, NHS Nurses,
Chefs and people from the local community. We all worked together in
making it a great day.

The usual school timetable was altered into 6 Comenius workshops each
lasting 50 minutes. Over 600 S1 and S2 pupils took part in the events.
These events were also attended by staff.

The outcomes of the day have been shared with all pupils and staff in Bal-
wearie High school. This day has also been recognised as a great success
by the local Council.


This section of the Comenius day was run in the style of work-
shops. It focused on four different areas of psychological health.

Stress
Self Harm
Self Esteem
Relaxation

The following pages will show what we did on Comenius day and
the days that followed.


Stress-Introduction
This area of the Healthy Minds section on Comenius day was all about Stress. We
ran a workshop which was shown to all of 1st and 2nd year pupils which was all
about stress.
Our workshop aims were to:
· Explain the definition of stress.
· The causes of stress .
· The symptoms that can emerge from long periods of stress.
· Give an understanding of how stress can affect us physically and mentally.

Stress-Definition
During this section we explained to everyone the definition of stress. We devised
a short paragraph to underline our meaning.

We hear about stress all the time. At home, at school and even on TV. People
sing about stress, it s a natural part of our human lives. Stress is not all bad.
There is good stress and bad stress. Good being that feeling that helps you
get things done like a deadline for schoolwork. Bad taking the form of serious
things like bullying, bereavements and divorce.

Stress is there whether we like it or not but it is our job to define the good from the
bad and control it as best we can.

Stress-Causes
Stress can be started by a large number of things. During our workshop we high-
lighted some of the reasons why people get stressed out by splitting the class into
groups and giving them each a set of stress cards . They then had to sort these
cards into the most and least stressful causes. These included,

School
Growing up
Divorce
Bereavements
Public Speaking
Peer Pressure

These were seen as the biggest stressers while things like holidays and money
were generally thought of as not too stressful. All of the classes seemed to think
that the stressers related to home, family and school were more stressful than
sports competitions and performances.


Stress-Symptoms
There are many symptoms that can arise from being exposed to frequent and long
periods of stress. These symptoms can be both physical and mental. They can also
range from minor differences in your mood, to serious ailments including self harm
and eating disorders.
For this part of the workshop we handed out more stress cards . These had some
symptoms of stress on them and this time the groups had to sort them into the most
and least serious symptoms.

These included mental problems such as:

Anger
Aggression
Depression
Losing sense of humour
Bottling things up.

And physical problems such as:

Anxiety
Increased heart rate and/or blood pressure
Sleeplessness
Sweating
Sickness/dizziness
Lack of appetite
Tense muscles

From these symptoms we can see that our bodies let us know in a number of ways
when we are stressed, both mentally and physically. Some of these changes can
happen without you noticing and we should pay attention to ourselves and ask a
parent or friend if they have noticed any change in our behaviour. This simple
method can really help to win the war against stress related problems.


Stress-Summary
By reading this Stress section of our Comenius Manual you can learn how we all
feel and behave towards physical and mental stress, what can cause us to become
stressed and how to find good ways of coping with stress as well as improving our
emotional and physical wellbeing. It s all about recognising when we are stressed
and how we can deal with it in a productive and positive way.

Remember, everyone is an individual.
Be kind to yourself, take care of you.


Self - Harm
Self harm is a deliberate injury inflicted by a person upon their body
without the suicidal intent.

The self-harm workshop is to raze awareness of what self-harm actu-
ally is and so that people know where to seize help.

The first task that we did on Comenius day was all about the typical
behaviours of self-harm. So we gave the pupils of Balwearie High
School a set of the most common typical behaviours cards. And what
all the cards and then put them into a line of the most serious at the
top and the least serious at the bottom. Then we discussed what all
the groups had.

The next task that we did was all about the reasons why people self-
harm. So we gave them another set of cards with the reasons. And
they needed to put them into these 3 groups :

*professional help

*friends and family

*teacher - guidance and teacher

Then we discussed what all the groups had done!


Self Esteem

The workshop self Esteem raised awareness about self
confidence and gave tips that would help you be more confident.
In the event the presenter talked to people about what they thought self-
Esteem was. (self-esteem is a way a person feels about themselves. A
person with high/positive self-esteem generally feels good about them-
selves and feels they have a lot to offer).
Everyone in the group joined in on the discussion and answered.

After this discussion, we started playing with the Self-Esteem ball,
which had different statements on it. This was where everyone was in a
circle and we through the ball to each other. When someone caught the
ball, where ever their left thumb landed, they read out the statement. For
example the colour . Looks good on me and they had to put a
colour in the blank space. We all had a turn!

Then we did the Self-Esteem jug. This was a jug that we each put a
statement in. It was nice hearing people saying nice things about them
selves. Once the jug was full we read out some of the
statements and hoped that when they were saying
negative things about themselves. They Remembered
the good things they said previously. And helped people
to think more positively about themselves


Comenius Healthy Minds Relaxation
Relaxation plays a vital part in having a healthy mind.
Our aim of the relaxation workshop was to raise awareness about relaxation, to
discuss relaxation techniques and to explain how important relaxation is and how
it can help.

What is relaxation?
When this question was asked many of the participants answered with techniques
but there are also many other definitions of relaxation. One of these being, rest:
freedom from work, strain or responsibility. People enjoy listening to music, taking
hot baths and sometimes just reading. People all over the world relax in their own
different ways because relaxation is anything that makes you forget about your
troubles and feel happy.

How to Relax.
The first activity was to involve the pupils in a first hand try at relaxing. Soft music
from a relaxation C.D was playing in the background and the pupils lay in a space
on the ground. We read through a small passage about breathing techniques and
how important it is to use your lungs fully, then through a relaxation script which
most of the pupils enjoyed. After the script was read the pupils had a minute to just
listen to the soft music. The scripts and most other techniques are developed to
help us cope with stress, worry and anxiety.
For the second and final activity in the workshop was to ask the pupils how they
personally relaxed. Some people found the task easy and others didn't. It may
seem simple but many people don't actually now how they relax. Once everyone
had thought of how they relaxed they wrote down their technique and the cards
were used in a display in the school.


Relaxation Summary

There are many common ways that people relax and only a few of these are listen-
ing to music, reading, sleeping, sitting on a beach or playing with a pet. All relaxa-
tion techniques follow the same simple framework which is to temporarily distract or
change the way we think about stress. It is important to remember that relaxation
can help you. We highlighted that relaxation doesn't just reduce stress levels but
improves overall health. Burying yourself in work and not giving yourself enough
alone time can damage your health. It is important to take at least ten minutes a
day to unwind in your own personal way.

Whichever relaxation method you use whether it is an hour long yoga class or a
simple ten minute exercise you benefit in many ways such as you feel better on the
inside and on the out.


Fitness -Aerobics
· This event was ran by S5/6 pupils who have a real interest in Aero-
bics.
· Each session lasted for around 50 minutes.
· Each Session had 25 pupils taking part

Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic
exercises with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of
improving all elements of fitness (flexibility, muscular strength, and cardio
-vascular fitness). It was performed to music and was practiced in a
group setting led by an pupil instructor,
The various routines comprised of a number of different dance-like exer-
cises.
Pupils Evaluation
I enjoyed taking part in lots of different activities throughout the day.
The best topic was Aerobics. This was the first time that I took part in
Aerobics and I hope to take part in it again.
Megan McNicol 1P1

Fitness-Dance
· This event was ran by S5/6 pupils who have a real interest in Dance.

Pupils Evaluation

We made up a dance to Indian and African music. There were 4
groups that planned and performed a dance in the style of the music.
I enjoyed this activity and felt the senior co-ordinators were really help-
ful.
Hannah Corbett 2T2


Fitness-Table Tennis
· This event was ran by staff.
During the table tennis session the class got split in two. Half of the
class went for a workout using the Nintendo Wii Tennis. It was great

Co-ordinators Evaluation - Mr Bruce
Q1 What did the pupil get out of your event?
· Good exercise using traditional table tennis and using IT like the Nintendo wii
· Good fun
Q2 Do you feel pupils are aware of healthy lifestyles after Comenius?
· Not only the pupil. I feel the whole school benefitted form a event that highlight
good health is not just about eating well.

Q3 Are they any new healthy activates that should be considered in future?
· Yes I would like to see climbing and cycling involved in future. They day went
well and I hope it becomes a regular event in Balwearie.

Pupil Evaluation
I played both the table tennis and the Nintendo wii
during this activity. I loved using the Wii. During
the Table Tennis I played against different pupils in
S1 and S2. I enjoyed the Comenius day
Rhys Collins


Fitness Football
· This event was ran by S5/6 pupils and staff who have a real interest
in Football.
· Each Session had 25 pupils taking part .

Pupils Evaluation

I took part in the football on Comenius day. We
played a seven-a-side tournament . I enjoyed the
football and Comenius day. I hope we can do it
again next year.
Ryan Currie 2T1

Fitness Basketbal l
in Basketball.
Pupils Evaluation

The Basketball was cool. I had Mr Thomson on my team. There were
four teams involve in a mini tournament.
We ended the activity with a shoot out. Trying to score from various dis-
tances.
Dylan Patterson 2R2

Basketball was very good. It was my favourite as you got to play against
classmates.
Jordan Boyle 2T1


Fitness Cross-Country Run/
walk
· This event was ran by Staff.
· It was held in the Beveridge Park

Pupils Evaluation

I took part in cross-country at the Beveridge park . I choose run
against the clock - it took me 12 minutes for one lap. I enjoyed this event
as I had friend who ran with me.
Shona Doig 1R1

I timed myself at running round the Beveridge park that is out with the
school grounds. It took me 10 minutes. I enjoyed this event as I could
run against class mates.
Alastair More 1P3


Fitness Badminton
in Badminton.

Pupils Evaluation

This event was fun. I played singles against other S1 pupils usually not
in my class. I enjoy this sport as it is similar to tennis
James Whitehead 1P3


Fitness Netball
The Activity Content
The netball session consisted of an introduction to the sport as well
as playing in the different positions, and learning how everyone plays
their part in a team.
Everyone taking part was given a choice as to what they wanted to
contribute to the team.
The teacher s both played with the pupils and instructed them.

From the activity the pupils got a basic knowledge of Netball and how
to work as a team.

Pupils Evaluation

We got split into teams and went straight into competitive matches, I
really enjoyed this event
Nicola Kinsey 1P1

I enjoyed the Netball as it is my favorite sport. I get on well with Miss
Wallace (Coach/Coordinator) who takes the school team -She is a top Scot-
tish coach
Robyn Farquhar 1R1

I really enjoyed the day and the Netball. The main reason I liked the
Netball was that I got to play against friends that usually don t play this
sport.
Sarah Drummond 2T1


Fitness Hockey

·This session included games and coaching.

The participants warmed up, tried hockey techniques
and had a final game to end the gathering.

From the activity the pupils got a basic knowledge of Hockey but also
learned about the importance of exercise.

Co-ordinators Evaluation Mr Lothian

Q1 What did the pupil get out of your event?
· Participation in games
· Individual practice of skills
· Fun and enjoyment
· A level of exercise that was suitable to them they could work as hard as they
liked.
Q2 Do you feel pupils are ore aware of healthy lifestyles after Comenius?

Yes Not just as a result of taking part in sporting activates like hockey but the bal-
ance of day event was just right very informative!

Q3 Are they any new healthy activates that should be considered in future?

Yoga, palates, tai Chi relaxation

Golf and outdoor activates like climbing/orienteering would be great.

Pupils Evaluation

it was really good and exciting. I had a lot of fun and enjoyed it.
The boys were competitive but us girls tried our hardest to beat them.
It was good sportsmanship .
Claire Mackie 2R2


Fitness Fitness room

· This event was ran by Staff.
· Pupils learned how to use the GYM equipment

Co-ordinators Evaluation

Miss Wheatley Interview Fitness Room

What did the pupils get out of the event?
I think they really enjoyed it. Other than that sessions were short and pupils were
active for the entire time. We didn t exactly have to ask them!
Do you feel pupils are more aware of healthy lifestyles after comenius?
It may have made them a little more aware of what is required from them to sustain
a healthy lifestyle.
Are there any new healthy activities that should be considered in future?

I think we offer a fairly wide range of activities considering the facilities we have to
offer. Things like body combat, Pilates and that kind of thing we might have diffi-
culty with working areas!

Pupils Evaluation

We were placed in 2 teams. Each team counted the distance they man-
aged to cover using a treadmill, rowing machine, stepper and bikes.
It was good fun and I enjoyed the day
Mallory Martin 2T2

I enjoyed using the fitness room. It was good fun learning how to use all
the fitness equipment.
Stuart Donn 2T3


Comenius-Healthy Eating

This section of Comenius day was set out into 5 workshops.

· Calamity Kitchen
· Junkfood Roadshow
· Healthy Snacks
· Soup Kitchen
· Smoothies

The following pages will tell you all about these workshops.
Comenius day was a great success and all the pupils and staff
thoroughly enjoyed it. We will also include pictures, quotes and
what we are planning to do in the future.


Healthy Eating - Junkfood
Roadshow

The junk food road show was a workshop showing certain groups of Bal-
wearie High School how the population of Scotland are consuming to
much fat and salt in our daily lifestyles and diet. ]
Outcomes

Pupils Evaluation
The chef that came in showed us how much fat, salt and even sugar is
put into our normal packed hamburger, and how much it is affecting our
health.
The chef also showed the groups of 12 and 13 year olds how to make a
healthy pizza out of ciabatta bread and assorted vegetables.

Amy Devine

The amount of salt in our diet is alarming and too much of it can cause
diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. A lot of new things
were learnt about what was actually in our food and it has helped other
people understand the consequences of having to much fat, salt or sugar
in our diet.

Louise Clarke


Fruit Smoothies.
Our Fruit smoothies workshop took place in one of the Home eco-
nomics class rooms. There were various different types of smoothies
that Mrs Telfer and Amy Arnott who works in the Zumo smoothies a
stall on the high street in Kirkcaldy. They made them in front of a 25
30 pupils. They included a various amount of fruit including strawber-
ries, kiwi, mango, pineapple with a lot more .They also put in some fro-
zen yogurt and honey to sweeten the taste. Here is a recipe for a
..

Strawberr y Pineapple Smoothie Recipe
· 3/4 bag frozen unsweetened whole strawberries
· 4 cups Dole pineapple juice
· 1 cup orange juice (fresh-squeezed or Tropicana Pure Premium
· recommended)
· 1 1/2 cups low fat vanilla yogurt, frozen
Put all ingredients into blender. Blend well, stopping to stir when nec-
essary, until smoothie consistency is reached!

All pupils thought the smoothie was delicious and were keen to make
the drink at home.


Fruit Smoothies!

What did the pupils get out of the event ?

More knowledge of exotic fruits.
Benefits of eating more fruit aiming for 5 a day
Benefits of making smoothies at home are that it is free from addi-
tives, preservatives, artificial colours.
Chance for pupils to taste new smoothie flavours.

Do you feel pupils are more aware of being healthy and comen-
ius?

Positive feedback
There are a lot of good places now that you can have healthy
foods like the school café and local shops
Healthy options must be available in a school café local shop
and burger van!

Are there any new healthy activates that should be considered
in the future?

Salad bar buffet
Sandwich ordering service.


Healthy Eating - Healthy
Snacks
Healthy Snacks was a workshop held on Comenius day. Ms Zaidan
held this workshop and she showed us how to make healthy snacks.
One of the snacks Ms Zaidan showed us to make was healthy pizza
made on a baking baguette with tomato, cheese and with vegetable
toppings. Other things Ms Zaidan made was a healthy couscous salad
and potato wedges.
All Pupils were surprised how easy and fun it was to make healthy
food, everyone agreed that it

Co-ordinators Evaluation
What did the pupils get out of this event?
I think they enjoyed the event both learning how to make the snacks
and tasting them. Many pupils took the recipes away to make them at
home.
Do you feel that pupils are more aware of being healthy from
Comenius?
Yes. Comenius reinforced what is learned in Home Economics and
what is seen in the Café.
Are there any new activities that should be considered in the fu-
ture?
It would be a good idea to run the event
every year for S1 and S2. It may be possi-
ble to consider events for senior pupils to
reinforce the messages in healthy eating.

Ms Zaidan s evaluation on Healthy Eating.

Pupils Evaluation

I enjoyed making the healthy snacks and
found out how to make quick, easy and
healthy snack
Grace MacGregor 2K3


Healthy Eating - Soup Kitchen
Soup Kitchen was a workshop to show pupils how easy it was to make
healthy food. A demonstration from a volunteer showed pupils how to
make
vegetable soup whilst talking to pupils about the
different categories of food and what is the limit for an average teenager
to eat a day. The pupils asked questions and learned healthy tips to keep
them on track for a healthy diet! The pupils then got to taste the soup
and fill out the evaluation. The overall result was great!


Healthy Eating - Calamity
Kitchen
Calamity Kitchen was a workshop designed to show pupils the calam-
ity you could find in a kitchen. This allowed pupils to come up to our
magnetic calamity kitchen and place magnets depending on the ca-
lamity and the corresponding category.
The 4 categories or 4 C were :
Chilling
Cross Contamination
Cleaning
Cooking
We and many different calamities ranging from cats work surfaces to
defrosting peas. This encouraged pupil to be more aware of calamities
in their own kitchen!


Evaluation Of Healthy Eating

Yes It was ok No

Did you enjoy ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||||
the workshops
that you were
given?

Yes Sort of No
Are you more ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||| ||
aware of un-
healthy food?

Yes Sort of No
Has your diet ||||| |||| ||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||
improved?

Yes Maybe No
Would you ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| || ||||
recommend |
taking part in
a Comenius
workshop to
a friend?


Top Tips To Staying Healthy

1. Eat 5 pieces of fruit and vegetables
a day
2. Drink 8 glasses of water a day
3. Do not to add salt to your meals
4. Try to not eat processed food
5. Try to do 60mins of exercise per day
6. Do activities you enjoy
7. Do activities throughout the day e.g.
walking to school
8. Stay organised and up to date with
homework and meetings
9. A healthy mind is a healthy you
10. Treat yourself well!


Acknowledgements
Pupils
Healthy Eating Amy Devine, Sandy Coull, Louise Clarke, Hannah Corbet, Grace
MacGregor, Stevie Fong, Sean Sirur, Chloe Lamden, Jamie Cook, Chloe Lamden
and James Lyon

Healthy Minds Libby Gavin, Courtney Hannington, Sophie Gartshore, Jack Hors-
burgh, Nile Paton, Sophie Paton and Maryanne Orr.

Fitness Jamie Ferguson, Emma Slavin, Stewart Allan, Emily Sheerins, Gregor
Rodger, Rebecca Laidlaw, Stephanie Green

Staff
Healthy Eating A Mackenzie, Z Pointer,

Healthy Minds F Campbell, T Mitchell,

Fitness C Bruce, G Mclaren, T Soltez, R Kennedy, J Hand, J Houston, L Erskine, J
More, C Wylie, A Burnett, A Lownie, N Malcolm, K Currie, W Thomson. M Dalgarno,
K Mackenzie, I MacDonald, M Wheatly, M Gregor, A Lindsay, S Philips, R Kennedy,
S Chalmers, J Lothian, J Murdoch, G Beattie,


Healthy
Date: Friday 1st May
Comenius
All S1 and S2
Fitness

Well-Being

Healthy Eating

Activities/Sessions include:
Fitness- Table Tennis, Hockey, Dance, Badminton and
Netball.
Well Being-Self Esteem, Relaxation and Healthy Minds
Healthy Eating Fruit Smoothies, Soup Kitchen and Junk
Food and Road show
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