Experience Healthy Lifestyles

Uscreates, Independent Photography, healthy living co-ordinators and primary schools in Woolwich have been working together to develop and deliver a Healthy Living Social Marketing Campaign targeting primary school children and their families.

The Neighbourhood Renewal funded initiative has worked with students and teachers across 3 schools in the borough to explore barriers to healthier lifestyles. The project looked at key themes through facilitated workshop sessions in schools and involved wider audiences through Healthy Living LAB events.

The project identified that the students themselves were a key medium to spread healthy living messages and engage families. Not only did they share their learning with their peers and family through the Healthy Living Challenge Booklet, they also became a vehicle for the healthy living messages by wearing t-shits, badges and other merchandise that communicated key points.

The students themselves were involved in the design of the merchandise and events through their ideas, drawings and feedback.

Outcomes

A delivery model to engage families in healthy food and lifestyle learning including:

7 lesson / workshop sessions each exploring a different theme
- Stamp Up the Fruit and Veg
- Get Active
- Start Right
- Food Prep
- Wellbeing
- Get Balanced
- Stay Healthy

Healthy Living Challenge Booklets supporting workshop sessions. Students are given these exciting booklets at the beginning of the programme and are encouraged to complete challenges with the help of their families. Each challenge supports one of the healthy living themes above. Students receive a Healthy Living Certificate when they complete all their challenges. Download a sample challenge here.

Teaching Resources supporting delivery of workshops

Healthy Living LAB event sharing learning and experiences with families

For more information on the project visit the Learning section of the Experience Food blog or contact