Sustainable Food Systems and Global Education:

priorities for teachers in addressing global food issues at school

POLAND

Sylwia PtasznikKatarzyna Kuszneruk-Pajorska

Iwona Żelazny

Schools taking part in project:2 primary schools,

3 secondary schools, 5 high schools

Cities: Warszawa, Kraków

The most relevant Global Education topics related to the sustainable food

systems are:

● ways of food production (ecological vs conventional)

● meat production and consumption (influence on climate and natural resources)

● importance of local food production and consumption for development of rural areas

The biggest challenges in primary and secondary schools are:

● low awareness of food production ● to get pupils attention and interest● to popularize food as a topic which is

worth of deeper reflexion● to show in convincing way the bad

influence of junk food on health● to implement interesting educational tools

The biggest challenges in high schools are:● to popularize food as a topic which is

worth of deeper reflexion● encouraging students to spread knowledge

taking from lessons in their family surroundings

● interesting and comprehensive presentation of interlinks between different food issues

● tackling stereotypes (e.g youth is not interested in food issues)

An example of Lesson Plans implemented: (innovative features and lessons learnt)

● students from rural areas empowerment● comprehensive perspective on environmental

and social aspects of food production and consumption

● examples used in LP close to students’ daily life

● mix of educational tools: films/animations, discussions, role play, problems deliberation, working on texts

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