EAT HEALTHY=LIVE HEALTHY

Goal setting is about children: understanding what healthy eating is and implementing it; to learn the causes and effects of healthy living; to be mentally prepared for the socialization that awai...

Goal setting is about children: understanding what healthy eating is and implementing it; to learn the causes and effects of healthy living; to be mentally prepared for the socialization that awaits them; to increase their emotional intelligence - openness to their own and other people's feelings and emotions; to increase the desire for physical activity against the background of various stationary computer entertainments. Regarding teachers: increasing the number of learning projects related to outdoor activities; knowledge about a healthy lifestyle to become "interdisciplinary knowledge", i.e. to find a place in mathematics, native language, games, etc.; to be informed about good pedagogical practices not only in Bulgaria.Regarding the kindergarten as an educational institution: to encourage and support the interest of the staff in participating in activities with partners outside the country; to enforce healthy lifestyle activities; to involve parents as partners in the educational process.

In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, during the course of the project we carried out activities such as: games - mobile games, autodidactic games, games for "breaking the ice"; learning situations; holidays and entertainment; outdoor activities in nature; meetings - with athletes, with chefs, with doctors and dentists, with a psychologist; online meetings of children from both countries for joint cooking and communication; literary reading; painting a tale of ethical relationships; drawing a natural picture; singing the same song about the fruits in Turkish, Bulgarian and English; presentations; discussions; cooking with parents, with assistant educators; visit to an organic farm; experiential learning; excursions; familiarization with the culture and traditions of the partner country; commemorating the European Healthy Eating Day on November 10; a meeting with cartoon characters from health-themed films; exchange of experience - sharing of good pedagogical practices; workshop with nutritionists; collection of recipes for a seasonal healthy menu; popularization of the project experience in the media.

Regarding the children: implemented the opportunities to contact the children from Turkey on social networks; they realized that there are other cultures besides the Bulgarian one; make a comparative analysis /similarities and differences/ between the two cultures; improving healthy lifestyle habits; they were introduced to songs, stories and works of art of the partners; successfully enter into play relationships on the subject; involve their parents as partners in the activities; children's emotional sensitivity increased. About the teachers: have enriched their expertise in the areas of healthy eating, emotional intelligence and physical activity; improving foreign language communication; apply innovative and non-traditional methods of working with children. Other results: a project website was developed; a MANUAL was issued with a package of didactic materials, the result of the teams' activities during the project; the results of the project were popularized on the Internet, local media, in the form of flyers, as well as an article from a scientific-practical conference in Burgas.