<p>Canteen to Classroom teaches children about a range of topics including climate change, sustainabilty, and health - all focused around food!</p> <p>Educating children on the impact of their food choices is essential in nurturing future generations that are both health and environmentally conscious. With this in mind, we have developed a brand-new educational programme – Canteen to Classroom – in order to teach children about the food they eat: where it comes from, how it is made, and its impact on our health and the planet.</p> <p>This is delivered through fun and engaging, fully planned ‘done for you’ lessons that align with the National Curriculum and offer fantastic cross-curricular opportunities which can be incorporated as stand-alone lessons, as a half-term block, or as a way of supporting and enhancing themed weeks or special learning days. We provide high-quality evidence-based lesson plans, engaging lesson presentations, and additional resources – saving teachers and education providers precious time and effort.</p> <p>The key benefits of the Canteen to Classroom programme include:</p> <ul> <li>Experiencing, celebrating, and having fun tasting fruit, vegetables, and other plant-based foods.</li> <li>Understanding the health benefits and importance of eating more plants and plant-based foods.</li> <li>Gaining a greater awareness of food waste and the ways that we can feed our increasing population nutritiously and sustainably.</li> <li>Increasing knowledge of where our food comes from and how it ends up on our plates.</li> <li>Assessing the impact of making sustainable food choices.</li> <li>Empowering children to make informed choices about food and the positive steps they can take in their own lives, as well as that of the community and the planet.</li> <li>Engaging the next generation in debates around big topics such as the future of our planet and climate change.</li> <li>Developing cross-curricular skills, including: data handling and analysis; debating; geography skills such as exploring land use; using search technologies effectively in computing; science through nutrition, plants, and animal classification; using art creatively; cooking and nutrition within design and technology; and even taking part in team games and being active during PE.</li> </ul>