School for Regionality
About this good practice
The "Glamur - Genuss am Fluss" project under the motto "School for Regionality" is a step towards regional sustainability, health and awareness-raising. The aim is to make the topic of regionality and regional consumption tangible with all the senses, and of course, the children should also taste, smell and see what regional food means. The assosiation organises hands-on science lessons and spread the idea of regionality in Styria and focuses on geographically protected products. It is very important to make children and young people realise that our actions and consumption are globally interconnected. This relationship with the product and this knowledge makes consumption much more conscious, which also increases the value of the food. This enables children to take a critical look at our consumer world. In this way, we protect the climate and promote the regional economy. In cooperation with Landentwicklung Steiermark and Kinderfreunde Steiermark, workshops have been organised in all primary schools in the GlaMUR member municipalities since 2019. These are "hands-on" science lessons. With this method, we want to teach the children the importance of this topic in a playful way. The documents are designed in such a way that regional consumption is seen as the main topic. In addition to the main topic, 12 other topics with strong regional roots were discussed – geographically protected products like the Styrian pumpkin and horseradish.
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GlaMUR launched and more than 200 AT and SLO SMEs have joined forces. 12 regional products have been educationally prepared and designed to familiarise primary school pupils in a playful way. In close co-operation with 35 SMEs, pupils will be introduced to key regional products.
Evidence of success
"The children of today - are the adults of tomorrow" In cooperation with “Landentwicklung Styria” and “Kinderfreunde Styria”, 80 workshops have been offered in primary schools inmember municipalities since 2019. The program inspires more than 5,000 primary school children every year. Under the motto "Hands-on agriculture", children in more than 300 classes at various schools learn about regional products in science lessons. Several successful workshops have been organised so far.
Potential for learning or transfer
This folder provides you with an excellent basis for integrating the topic of regionality and geographically protected products into school lessons in a way that is appropriate for the target group. The topic of regionality and regional consumption should be brought to life with all the senses.
Globalisation has made it possible in today's society for all products - be it food, clothing or toys - to be available anywhere and at any time.
Through our purchasing decisions, we as consumers can consciously influence which products are sold in our stores. This means that we as consumers have an influence on the environment. The challenge is to make our children aware of the meaningfulness of this process and our decisions when chosen regional food products.
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