Somerset School is the first in our region to win the Heart School Award from the Heart Foundation, recognising their commitment to being a heart healthy community.
Eleven children from Somerset School began promoting their ideas through a health team called the Nutritional Ninjas, using resources provided by the Heart Foundation. They took fruit and milk from the Fruit in Schools and Kickstart Breakfast programmes and created smoothies which were an instant hit with their peers. The school is also in line to win a second award for other initiatives they introduced throughout the year.
"Students and staff have also worked hard to promote healthy lunches to the school community and have recently made changes to their weekly lunch order," Heart Foundation health promotion co-ordinator Mariana Alletson says.
The school also participated in Foodstuffs' Food For Thought education programme as part of the award.
Principal Robyn Tootill is thrilled to have the initiatives added to the school curriculum.
