28 febrero 2022
Campus virtual
Within the framework of the European project SALL "Schools as Living Lab" (https://www.schoolsaslivinglabs.eu), the University of Deusto has organised an online meeting between schools and social agents of the food system to discuss current / actual challenges related to food, health and sustainability.
The European project SALL involves 13 countries and above 500 schools around the world to extend the "living lab" methodology. A methodology based on the identification of real and local problems, co-creation between social agents and schools to find solutions and, the development of prototypes to help challenges identified to be addressed. A participatory/collaborative methodology which connects schools with their local community and focuses on the development of STEAM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).
At the workshop, social agents participated / were present / were involved such as: Eduardo Cifrian Head of the Eroski Foundation's Food School,Ana Cuevas Eroski's Commercial Mix Director, Marcelino Hernández on behalf of/representing the Bizkaia Food Bank, Salva Aledo from the Alava Food Bank, Iker Arrizabalaga Head of Department of the Higher Degree in Processes and Quality in the Food Industry at CIFP Don Bosco LHII, Antton Alza on behalf of/representing / from ELIKA, foundation promoted by the Basque Government to improve Food Safety in the Basque Country and Ainara Zarraga, Head of Communication at NEIKER, Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development.
All of them made interesting proposals and presented challenges to the participating schools, such as: childhood overweight and obesity, food wastage, the hunger fight and malnutrition/malnourishment within disadvantaged groups in our community/ies, lack of information on food product labels, farm sustainability , food intolerances, etc.
At the end of the session, there was an open discussion between teachers and local social agents to further deepen challenges raised and/ as well as to identify possible synergies to continue collaborating in the future within the educational sector . The schools participating in the event/meeting/workshop were the following: San Felix from Ortuella, Murumendi HLHI, Lauro from Loiu, Gabriel Celaya from Portugalete, Aiete from Donosti, Corazón de María from Gijón, Cor de Maria de Valls from Tarragona, Colegio Peñamayor from Asturias, Kueto from Sestao, Avellaneda from Sodupe, Orixe BHI from Tolosa and Axular Lizeoa from Donosti.
Schools willing to do so, will be able to continue the collaboration with these social agents and others in the food system sector to develop STEAM projects with their students. The University of Deusto, as coordinators of the SALL project in Spain, will support the schools in the implementation of these projects and in the intermediation / mediation with the social agents of the Community.
Should any school or local agent be interested in knowing more about this event and/ or in joining this initiative, please contact the University of Deusto by e-mail sall.spain@deusto.es.
