Does paying more attention to nutrition have positive effects on children and childcare professionals, and is it a way to retain childcare professionals within an organization for longer? The Louis Bolk Institute and Wageningen University & Research will investigate this. For this purpose, they are looking for childcare organizations and their suppliers who would like to participate in the research.
The Louis Bolk Institute and Wageningen University & Research want to set up a large-scale public-private partnership research project on healthy and sustainable eating behavior. One of the research groups is childcare.
Interested?
Are you interested? Send an email to Phaedra Mensen (⇢ [email protected]).
Researchers Marieke Battjes and Gertrude Zeinstra would also be happy to tell you more about it. Send them a message via LinkedIn.
After every holiday, a group goes through certain phases in the process of group formation. The first weeks at the beginning of the school year are called the Golden Weeks. These weeks are particularly suitable for laying a foundation for good group formation and a pleasant atmosphere. Stichting School & Veiligheid offers ten tips.
From 3 to 10 October 2026, it is Our Food Week. A great opportunity to focus with your class at primary school on where our food comes from, how it is made and why healthy and sustainable choices are important. Food education allows pupils not only to learn, but especially to experience. That is why various organisations are joining forces to support schools with inspiring activities, teaching materials and practical tools. Examples include the Mayors’ Breakfast, a free visit to a farm, or shopping vouchers for cooking in the classroom.
Would you like more water to be drunk in the new school year? Then put tap water in the spotlight with your class as a healthy and sustainable thirst quencher during National Tap Water Day on Wednesday 30 September. This way, your pupils will discover why tap water is healthy and how to turn it into a festive drink!