St Joseph School, Sliema, Senior Section, held a Living Responsibly Community Open Day to showcase projects students undertook to continue exploring issues on responsible eating first first tackled in the We Eat Responsibly EU project of scholastic year 2015-2016.
The activities included shape poetry, influenced by favourite foods; video presentations; research on Jamie Oliver’s Healthy Eating Campaign – The Food Revolution; the cultivation of a herb garden reusing pallets; a Sliema eateries survey; Maltese folk and contemporary dances; the history and traditions associated with Maltese food; Maltese honey production; literary appreciation of the poem Aqta Fjura u Ibni Kamra; an Italian breakfast – do you know how far your food travels?; financially responsible living; a comparison of Vitamin C in fresh and packaged fruit juices; palm oil presentations and exhibitions; interactive games on the theme of responsible eating; the physics of food waste; and exploring themes from Pope Francis’ Laudato si’.