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Food Station
… the best way to healthy food
About Vangeboskolen
Public school in Denmark
45 teachers and 18 social workers
500 students
Aged from 6 to 16 years
Food Station is initiated by the very dedicated Board
Vision transformed into practice by Project Leader Ulla Jensen
…Headmaster – and substitute! – René Glud Jensen
Educational social-cultural project To create a cafeteria with the students
Focusing heavily on ”you are what you eat”
Instil in the students a genuine and ”down to
earth” attitude and enjoyment of ”real” food
To have an open and frank dialogue
concerning attitudes and behaviour
relating to the culinary experience
To supply the students with healthy values
regarding food on the ”journey of life”
Enhance and augment the students
imagination, creativity, and sense of taste
Teams and resources
12 classes participate in the project
1/3 of the students participate
cooking activities in the kitchen at a
time
Duration: 3 weeks for each class –
that is each team cooks for 1 week
The food is sold in the cafeteria
The food…!
We only use seasonal vegetables and fruit
Daily home baked bread
Every day there are fresh mixed salads
Dessert on Fridays…! (René´s favourites…)
Alternating between served portions
and buffet
Both cold and hot dishes
Beverages: Water with fresh lemon
Goals and criteria for success
That the students have experienced the project week
as being one that is fun, exciting and interesting
That the teaching staff are ”fully onboard” so that the
students experience that the project is a natural
extension of the normal curriculum.
That the parents express a positive
attitude about ”Food Station”
Goals and criteria for success - continued That the students experience an
improved concentration span and
an improved ability to assimilate
new material
That the students experience a
social paradigm shift through the
new manner in which they interact.
That in long run, the project will
contribute to the positive image of
Vangebo school.
Questions….?
