Nutrition Is Our Mission - Webinar Series (2nd - 6th Class) (P)
DATE: Thursday's 15 Sept, 29 Sept & 13 Oct
TIME: 10am
VENUE: Online Via Zoom
Nutrition is Our Mission Webinar Series - These webinars will be presented by Caroline Brennan, primary school teacher and wellbeing coordinator in Scoil Mhuire, Oranmore, Galway. Along with many years of teaching experience, Caroline holds a BA in Psychology, a certificate in Nutrition & Health Coaching and has recently graduated from NUIGs Health Promotion: Workplace Wellness postgraduate course. Each webinar in the series will be approximately 30 minutes long. Suitable for 2nd-6th class. Webinar 2 - Eat the Rainbow Mindfully is suitable for younger classes.
Webinar 1: Fuel for School - In this first webinar of the “Nutrition is our Mission” series, children will learn how to choose healthy and nutritious foods to best fuel their brains and bodies for a day in school.
Thursday September 15th @ 10am
Webinar 2: Eat the Rainbow…Mindfully: The second webinar of the “Nutrition is our Mission” series aims to encourage children of all ages to improve and support their overall nutrition by including a wide variety of colourful foods in their lunchboxes. Children will have a chance to investigate the contents of their own lunchboxes and discuss the nutritional benefits of different coloured food, while also engaging with a simple mindful eating exercise, allowing them to become fully present and pay attention to what they are eating. The session will be approximately 30 minutes long and children will need their lunchboxes to fully engage with the content.
Thursday September 29th @ 10am
Webinar 3: Support your Sport - The third and final webinar of the “Nutrition is our Mission” series aims to highlight the benefits of a healthy and balanced diet in helping to support sporting performance and recovery. Caroline will be joined by Clare Senior Football Captain, Eoin Cleary and Kerry Senior Ladies footballer, Irish rugby player and basketball player Louise Galvin. Pupils will have a chance to hear about what these sports stars eat and drink to help fuel their performance during games or events and how they got involved in sport. There will also be an opportunity for pupils to ask questions to our guest speakers.
Thursday October 13th @ 10am
TUTOR: Caroline Brennan, primary school teacher & nutrition and health coach