Health Education Initiatives

Healthy Eating

Encouraging healthy eating and an active lifestyle in school-age students are key elements in preparing children for a long-term healthy lifestyle.

Healthy Start in Schools Grants

These grants are now closed.

Healthy Canteen Kit

The Healthy Canteen Kit has been developed to support students making healthy food choices at school and in life. The kit provides the School Canteen and Other School Food Services Policy and implementation guidelines on how schools can provide healthy food choices to students. The kit also provides information to incorporate into student learning which supports teaching children about healthy eating and the importance of activity in daily life.

For more information, see: Healthy Canteen Kit

Victorian Kitchen Garden Project with Stephanie Alexander

The Kitchen Garden project developed in conjunction with Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation provides grants to schools to establish kitchen gardens. Students actively participate in growing vegetables and then learn to prepare healthy recipes with them in the kitchen. Applications for funding in Round 3 of the Victorian program have closed.

Free Fruit Friday

Government schools are able to apply for funding through the Free Fruit Friday program to purchase fruit and vegetables on a weekly basis for their Prep - Year 2 students.

For more information, see: Free Fruit Friday