The Finnish School Meal Diploma on Food Revolution Day 2015 @ Oulunkylän Yhteiskoulu

Описание: In Finland, food education is a central element of each school day. At Oulunkylä primary school, people are eating together and making video greetings in English, presenting Finnish school meals and educational know-how.

Oulunkylä is a fine example school, as it was awarded the School Meal Diploma on the 13th of May. The Diploma is awarded for organising nutritionally, educationally and ecologically sustainable school meals, through a multi-faceted cooperation between various operators.

– The seamless team work between the school and its restaurant is very important for us. Together with the school, teachers, children and the parents we can develop even further, envisions Susanna Sipilä, Head of Restaurant Group at Fazer Food Services.

– The School Meal Diploma is an indication of the skills and professionalism of the school service staff, as well as a sign of good cooperation: a successful school meal system is an achievement of the school as a whole, states Virpi Kulomaa, Project Manager of the Association of Kitchen Professionals.

Apart from ELO, The Foundation for Furthering Finnish Food Culture, members include The Finnish National Board of Education, The Association of Kitchen Professionals, University of Helsinki, Child and Youth Research Institute - Cyri (University of Turku), Home Economics Teachers Union, Haaga-Perho, The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), The Gastronomic Society of Finland, Finfood - Finnish Food Information, School Meal Databank Blog (Kouluruokatietopankki) and companies like Edutaru Oy, Fazer Food Services, Continental Foods Finland ja Eskimo.