Photo: Burrows Hall Junior Public School students Leah Dunwoody, left, and Gayathiri Balakrishnan plant garden boxes. | NAOMI GARNEAU
“Let us eat healthy food!” chants a group of Scarborough elementary school students, while hoisting a sign that uses “lettuce” as a clever twist on the slogan.
The students from Burrows Hall Junior Public School gathered outside the Scarborough Civic Centre Friday morning to raise awareness about healthy eating and the current food-literacy curriculum across Canada. The main event: a “plant-in,” during which the students planted a variety of vegetables and herbs – an activity they’ve learned through the gardening program at their school.
“Good food keeps my body healthy so I can do sports and stuff, and learn at school and not fall asleep,” said Grade 6 student Gayathiri Balakrishnan.
The plant-in was led by Action Against Hunger Canada, the Canadian chapter of the global humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger, which works in nearly 50 countries. The local branch currently runs nutrition-education programs at Burrows Hall and another school in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. The students participated in the media event to bring attention to the nutritional disparities faced by many Canadian children and to encourage other schools to engage in similar initiatives. READ MORE
Jennifer La Grassa
May 29, 2018
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