Mediterranean Diet for Overall Health,” on Monday, 10/03/2025 , Athens
Within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Mediterranean Diet for Overall Health,” on Monday, 10/03/2025, 2o Esperino EPAL Acharnon welcomed the partner organizations Gymnázium Cyrila Daxnera (Slovakia), 1st EPAL Nafpaktou (Greece) and USGGED (Turkey) at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, marking the start of the Activity “Environmental Dimensions of Food Production and Processing”.
At the Food Expo - Greece, students explored booths featuring key Mediterranean ingredients (feta, graviera, honey, olives, olive oil, aromatic herbs, cereals) and participated in an interactive “Hidden Treasure Game”. Additionally, they carried out sensory evaluations and recorded their findings on the project’s Twinspace.
In the afternoon, the Opening Ceremony took place at 2o Esperino EPAL Acharnon, with the attendance of Mr. Nikolaos Damaskos , the Deputy Mayor for Education and Early Childhood of the Acharnes Municipality. During the event, the statistical analysis results from the Annual MedDiet Score survey- aimed at evaluating how well the participating organizations adhere to the Mediterranean Diet-were shared. Afterwards, students engaged in the “Glow and Grow” introductory activity, followed by a tour of the school facilities, an exchange of experiences and best practices and finally, the day wrapped up with group work on the project’s Twinspace.