Healthy Living

On Tuesday 22nd March a group of students from 7:A and 7:1 participated in a Healthy Living morning which was planned and carried out by the Year 11 COPE students. The morning began with the year 7’s reporting to T32 and T33, where they were met by the year 11 students. The year 11’s then carried out a number of activities to encourage the year 7’s to think about what their diet is like now and how they could improve it. The year 7’s where then shown the “eat well plate” to compare how it matched up to their own diet. The next activity was thoroughly enjoyed by all, the students prepared a healthy meal in the DT cookery rooms. Kevin Mukanda kept everyone entertained when he held a food quiz at the end of this activity. The year 7’s particularly enjoyed his presenting skills!

The next activity took part in the laboratories. The year 7’s where shown how to test for protein, glucose, fats and starch, by the year 11’s. They also took part in a blind food test, with Joseph Waugh from 7:A, identifying 8 different pieces of fruit whilst wearing a blind fold! They also had a chance to look at many different food packages and this led to interesting discussions on what our everyday food contains.

The final activity brought out the competitive side in all our students and demonstrated the team spirit of all the students involved. We took the students outside for a discussion on the importance of exercise, alongside a healthy diet. 7:A and 7:1 along with 3 year 11 students on each side, took part in a short sprint race, with 7:A taking the victory by just one race..Well done! The event was finished off with the year 11 students taking the year 7’s through a number of exercises. All and all it was thoroughly enjoyed by all and the students went home with a deeper understanding of how to live a healthy life!