Student Learning Activities

A health promoting school is one which promotes and supports healthy practices. It regards the health of the students and the broader school community as a priority. This is reflected through the school’s curriculum, environment and links with the local community.

The school food services and curriculum relating to healthy eating should complement each other. Ideally, positive peer pressure within the education setting will help create a culture in which nutritious foods and a healthy lifestyle are actively chosen and permeate the whole school environment and impact on the family.

The ‘Go for your life’ Healthy Canteen Kit – Student Learning Activities contains student learning activities that are designed to support a whole-school commitment to move towards a healthier school environment.

The activities are based on a number of standards of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). Fundamental to the Essential Learning Standards is the integrated focus on the three strands – Physical, Personal and Social Learning, Discipline-based Learning, and Interdisciplinary Learning – to develop deep understanding in learners which can be transferred to new and different circumstances.

While the learning activities are suitable for students at Levels 1–6 of the Essential Learning Standards, teachers may need to adapt the activities to suit their particular local circumstances and the needs of individual students.

View Student Learning Activities Sections:

• Level 1: Lunches to grow and go (PDF - 198Kb)
• Level 2: Tasty Treats for every day (PDF - 407Kb)
• Level 3: Canteen capers (PDF - 323Kb)
• Level 4: ‘ Wrap-it-up’ (PDF - 220Kb)
• Level 5: Marvellous meal deals for hungry teens (PDF - 232Kb)
• Level 6: Cool Canteens! (PDF - 217Kb)

More information

To view the student learning activities as a complete document, download a copy of the 'Go for your life' Healthy Canteen Kit – Student Learning Activities from this web site.

For more information about healthy eating and physical activity visit the Victorian Government’s 'Go for your life' web site.

Visit the Victorian Essential Learning Standards web site to find out more about how the Standards relate to the learning activities.