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(5) Are all students who prepare food at school instructed in preparing vegan and vegetarian meals; if so, what is the stage of schooling, for example, primary, high and college.
(6) Are school canteens encouraged to provide plant based foods as part of their menus; if so, what is the stage of schooling, for example, primary, high and college.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The Australian Curriculum provides a framework for all young Australians to understand and value the importance of good nutrition for health and wellbeing. The scope of learning in food and nutrition education is reflected in relevant content from across the Australian Curriculum (K-10). Nutrition and food education are presented in bands of schooling. In Foundation/Kindergarten– year 6, the curriculum content is described as nutrition, health and wellbeing. In Years 7–10, it is described as home economics. College students can also select Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) accredited courses in food technology.
The Australian Curriculum addresses learning about food and nutrition education in two ways:
• as content descriptions and elaborations as in Health and Physical Education (HPE), Science and Technologies, noting in HPE there is a food and nutrition focus area, and in Design and Technologies it is delivered within a technologies context (food specialisations).
• it is identified in content elaborations in other learning areas, such as Mathematics.
(1) Yes. These topics are included in the Australian Curriculum (K-10), which all ACT public schools are required to teach, assess and report on.
(2) Yes. There are a range of programs that schools can chose to introduce including the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program aimed primarily at Preschool to year 6 and the ACT Government’s Actsmart Program for all stages of schooling, which focus on Environmental Sustainability. College students can also select BSSS accredited courses in food production which include consideration of the environmental impacts of how the food is grown, transported and prepared.
(3) Yes. Relevant nutrition education about plant based foods is included in the HPE Australian Curriculum Learning Area. High school students have the opportunity to further learn about healthy food and nutrition in specialist food technology classes. College students can also select BSSS accredited courses in food technology.
(4) Yes. Relevant education about the impacts on animal welfare of food production techniques is included in the HPE Australian Curriculum Learning Area across primary and high school stages of schooling. High school students have the opportunity to further learn about healthy food and nutrition in specialist food technology classes. College students may select BSSS accredited sciences that include animal welfare elements.
(5) The inclusion of the preparation of vegan and vegetarian meals as part of student learning is a school based decision.
(6) All ACT public schools are required to adhere to the ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy. This policy promotes a consistent, whole school approach to the
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