According to one Wollongong teacher a healthy and active lifestyle needs to be drilled into kids at a young age to ensure they have brighter futures.
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As part of Education Week, Tracey Devlin from Gwynneville Public School co-ordinated interactive programs for students on Wednesday to promote healthy eating, exercise, agriculture and sustainable living.
She said a lot of kids may not deviate from the standard nuggets and chips, so wanted to get them excited about nutrition and exercise and build healthy habits.
‘‘You hear all the time how our diet has changed,’’ said Mrs Devlin. ‘‘We’re trying to get that cycle happening – we’re trying to get through to the children who will hopefully take it to their parents, and as they get older to their family as well.’’
She said when students saw a garden being grown, it made it more enticing to eat their greens or other vegies typically snuffed at, while making exercise playful proved it didn’t have to be a chore.
‘‘After we cook we sit down at a table together, they eat in a proper meal situation with knives and forks which a lot of them don’t get at home. So we practice that in the classroom ... it’s giving them that opportunity to try things that they may not try and home.’’