In many schools in Norway children bring their own food, often a simple sandwich, and are told to eat their food individually, not talking, in the middle of the school day within 10-15 minutes. I know that in many other countries the school meal is a social event, a proper meal and thought of as an arena for learning. What are your experiences with this? What could Norwegian children benefit from well organized school meals in groups?
For us, it recreates a sense of family and an opportunity to develop social connections, community
Linda Hart How is it organized at your school? What is the age of the children? Is this the ordinary way to do it in your area?
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If handled in the disciplined way children may be benefited otherwise mess and risking spreading different disease...
School meals are an essential element in the upbringing and development of the child. School meals provide high-quality food and nutritional value for free or at affordable prices. The benefits of school meals vary from country to country, while the school meal in developed countries is a source of nutritious meals but in developing countries it is an incentive to send children to school and continue their education. In developing countries school meals provide food security in times of crisis, helping children to become healthy and productive in their age, and thus ending the cycle of poverty and hunger. In all cases, school meals provide the opportunity for children to focus on their studies without being exposed to hunger for mental distraction.
School meals in India comes under the name 'Mid-day meal'. It is a scheme provided by the government in Primary schools. It aimed at providing good nutrition to young children who are mainly under privileged. Somewhere somehow this scheme with a good motto is not working properly. Low grade rice, old stock flour, unconsumable dal items etc. are provided sometimes.
Sometimes a child who do not eat well alone can eat well when the child is shared to eat with other children. Even allowing to eat together of children also increase the interaction and communication among each other.
Hi, We have several smaller classrooms with tables of eight children with a teacher. Children serve themselves and scrape dishes for our kitchen staff.
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