• Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Schools: Strategies for Teachers and Educators

    One-Week course in:
    Budapest: €430 (5 days, 25 lessons)

Course Description

Functional Eating teaches how to use nutrient-rich foods to boost energy, immunity, and mental clarity while preventing chronic diseases. Participants explore balanced macronutrients, meal planning, and health-focused food choices.

The Mindfulness module introduces stress management, meditation, breathing exercises, and mindful eating to enhance self-awareness and decision-making.

The Exercise segment focuses on sustainable movement, emphasizing core stability, flexibility, balance, and endurance. Tailored to individual fitness levels, it helps prevent injuries and supports everyday functionality, promoting long-term physical and mental well-being.

Objectives

  1. Physical Health: Gain better energy, fitness, and weight management through functional eating and regular activity.
  2. Mental Well-being: Reduce stress, improve emotional balance, and boost self-esteem with mindfulness and exercise.
  3. Academic Performance: Enhance focus, engagement, and memory through mindfulness and nutrition.
  4. Social Skills: Foster empathy, teamwork, and reduced behavioral issues.
  5. Lifelong Habits: Develop routines for eating, fitness, and mindfulness that promote lasting health.
  6. Quality of Life: Build resilience, self-care, and long-term wellness.

Target Group

This course is designed for educators of all levels as well as individuals interested in learning and teaching sustainable ways of living in alternative ways incorporating 21st century and life skills.

Learning Outcomes

  • This course uses diverse methodologies to foster a healthy lifestyle.
  • Participants engage in discussions, icebreakers, and needs assessments to tailor their learning.
  • Activities include exploring functional eating through nutrition science and nature trails, practicing mindfulness techniques like body scans and breathing, and integrating movement to enhance learning.
  • Collaborative projects, such as creating materials and hiking, provide hands-on experiences.
  • The program concludes with presentations, feedback, and actionable plans for school implementation, ensuring practical application of acquired skills.

Learning Programme and Tasks

Day 1 Introduction to sustainability: its theoretical background
  •         Introduction to the course, introduction of teacher and participants;
  •         Icebreaker activities;
  •         Presentations of the participants’ towns and schools.
  •         Identification of the needs and goals of each participant;
  • ·       Introduction to the topic: What does mean healthy lifestyle?
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4		 Functional Eating, Mindfulness and physical activities, Let’s do it
DAY2:

  • Definition of functional eating and its differences from traditional diets.
  • How foods influence body functions, energy levels, mood, and cognitive health.
  • Exploring macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fats) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals) for functional benefits.
  • How to plan a sustainable raw food meal?
  • Let’s bring Nature into the classroom! Discovering an environment through The Green Ladybug Nature Trail.

DAY3:

  • What is mindfulness? Benefits and applications in daily life
  • Understanding the role of mindfulness in healthy lifestyle
  • Basic mindfulness exercises (body scan, mindful breathing,
  • How can we combine functional eating and mindfulness?
  • Building a sustainable routine with balanced meals and mindful practices.
  • What happens to the body and brain when we are moving?
  • How to improve learning through movement

DAY4:

  • Team working to make new examples and creating common materials.
  • Hiking to Normafa (Buda Hills) via the Cardio Trail (1,5 km)
Day 5 School implantation and conclusion
  • Presentation of participants’ works.
  • Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
  • Certificates of attendance

Dates and Prices

Language level:English B1 and above*
Locations:Budapest (Hungary)
Time:9 AM to 2:30 PM daily (extracurricular activities outside of learning activities)
Dates:Budapest: 7-11 July 2025, 21-25 July 2025 (5 days, 25 lessons)
Price:€430 (5 days) - including an extracurricular activity and a welcome lunch or dinner

*The language of the course is English, linguistic aid may be provided for speakers of Hungarian with lower language abilities.

Conditions

The course complies with all rules as set in the Quality Standards of the Erasmus+ program. Extracurricular activities are in addition to the lessons, and study groups are international. Note: should the latter condition not be met, participants will be informed 40 days in advance.

Payment facilities: participants with funding from the actual year’s project budget may ask to request a deposit of EUR 100 to guarantee their places on the course and pay the rest of the fees later.

It is possible to take part in 2 consecutive courses, please book both separately. A price reduction of 15% will be applied.