Can beating world hunger and developing food sustainability start at your own kitchen table? In this edition of Learning World we explore some projects that are bringing this global issue to the classroom.
Bhutan – the Feeding Programme
Eating well is vital for good health and good health makes a difference to education. But what if you can’t afford to feed your child with a balanced diet? Schools in the tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan not only provide free education but also free food to students who come from poor backgrounds.
One such school is Jigme Losel Primary School where it started what it calls the ‘Feeding Programme’ in 2009. It is has not only encouraged children from poor backgrounds to attend school and enjoy it, but has also managed to improve their academic performances.
Portugal – growing an education
Learning how to grow vegetables and fruit and how to tend animals is a crucial part of pupils’ education at Prado Nursery and Primary School in Vila Real, Port
