The School Bus shared a resource pack for International School Meals Day, including a whole-school food policy, healthy eating policy and school food plan checklist. View the pack
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2017 – A school meals film from North Carolina, USA
Pupils from Helen Y. Stough Elementary in North Carolina made a short film comparing their school meals with school meals in Malawi. Watch the film
2017 Blog – Celebrate 2017 International School Meals Day
By Dr. Janey Thornton, former Deputy Under-Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA. As I think back over my years serving as Deputy Under-Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services at the United States Department of Agriculture, some of my fondest memories center on International School Meals Day. I was so excited as I...
2016 – World Food Programme
2016 – World Food Programme There was activity across the world, with meals being provided by the World Food Programme.
2016 – Westside Community Schools, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2016 – Westside Community Schools, Omaha, Nebraska, USA Westside Community Schools and chef Sharon Schaefer cooked up some tasty and nutritious meals to celebrate International School Meals Day.
2016 – Photo journal: Liberia and Kyrgyzstan
2016 – Photo journal – Liberia and Kyrgyzstan A photo journal from the United States Department of Agriculture celebrating primary school and kindergarten aged students enjoying school meals in Liberia and Kyrgyzstan.
2016 – a magazine article in Mexico!
International School Meals Day was the focus of a six-page article in Comedores Industriales, marzo – abril de 2016 edition, a Mexican magazine. Comodores Industriales Read the article (you will need Flash Player)
2016 Blog – Are you ready for #ISMD2016?
I can’t quite believe that it’s almost the fourth International School Meals Day. March 3rd sees us celebrate this year’s theme promoting ‘Fresh Local and Healthy’ School Food. The diversity of school meal programmes around the world can be seen daily in the media and with the Global Goals http://www.globalgoals.org still in the minds of many governments, the...
2016 Blog – The First Ever African Day of School Feeding Adds New Meaning to International School Meal Day
On January 31 the African Union adopted homegrown school feeding programs as a continental strategy to enhance attendance and performance of students in school and as a way to boost income generation for local smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs who work in the school meals supply chain. The strategy encourages Member States that have school feeding...
2016 Blog – School feeding improves children’s health while strengthening local economies worldwide
School feeding programmes provide a social safety net for millions of children every year. But more than that, they are also helping to strengthen the food value chain in developing countries, creating demand for locally produced food and stimulating economic development. Tetra Pak, which is part of the Tetra Laval Group, has supported school feeding...