Ministry of Education and Training inspects school nutrition meal model in Vinh City

On April 29, a working delegation from the Ministry of Education and Training, representatives of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training, and TH Group Joint Stock Company visited, inspected, and supervised the school meal model to ensure proper nutrition combined with increased physical activity for Vietnamese children and students at Hung Chinh Primary School (Vinh City).

The Executive Board of Model 41 of the Ministry of Education and Training inspects and supervises the canteen of Hung Chinh Primary School (Vinh City). Photo: Ngan Ha

Point modelschool mealsEnsuring proper nutrition and increasing physical activity in schools is implemented according to Decision No. 41 of the Prime Minister to ensure proper nutrition and increase physical activity for children, pupils and students to improve health and prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in the period 2018 - 2025.

The Ministry of Education and Training has deployed a school meal model at 10 kindergartens and primary schools in 10 provinces and cities in the 2020-2021 school year. In Nghe An province, Hung Chinh Primary School, Vinh city was chosen to implement the model.

The Executive Board of Model 41 of the Ministry of Education and Training observed a nutrition education class at Hung Chinh Primary School (Vinh City). Photo: Ngan Ha

When implementing the pilot model, the program provided 40 menus with adequate nutrition for the school to apply and adjust to suit the regional characteristics. To ensure a menu of 18,000 VND/1 student, the school was supported with a budget of 3,000 VND and an afternoon snack including 1 box of TH milk 110ml/student. Along with that, the program also provided Hung Chinh Primary School with a set of physical training equipment; 350 stainless steel 5-compartment food trays. The total support budget up to the time of inspection was about 350 million VND.

During the inspection, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Model Management Board worked with the Board of Directors, homeroom teachers, physical education teachers, kitchen staff, and medical staff of the school to grasp the difficulties, advantages, suggestions, and recommendations during the implementation of the program.

At the same time, the delegation also supervised the process of preparing and dividing meals, organizing meals for students, supervising the facilities, playgrounds, physical training equipment, observing nutrition education classes, observing physical education classes, observing and evaluating the amount of exercise in a practice session, students' feelings about new exercises and games; the impact of exercises and games on students' physical fitness.

Lunch for students at Hung Chinh Primary School (Vinh City). Photo: Ngan Ha

After the field inspection, the model's Executive Board held a workshop with parents, distributed survey and evaluation forms. Thereby, communicating to help parents have knowledge about nutrition, physical training, improving students' health and better understand the model.

Through inspection, according to the assessment of the working group, the pilot model implemented by Hung Chinh Primary School is very effective, with close coordination between the school, parents and students. Initially, it has changed the awareness of parents and students in implementing the nutritional meal model, combined with improving physical fitness in school physical education activities.