In search of the Finnish school miracle \u2013 Part 4 \u2022 What ends up on the plate? \u2022 #gyereacomeniusba<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s lunchtime\u2014off to the cafeteria! A line of warming trays, all filled with fragrant food. From preschoolers to ninth graders, everyone SERVES THEMSELVES\u2014choosing the food THEY LIKE. Eight children can fit at the serving counter at once, so the line moves quickly. The bread is a crisp rye bread, similar to abonet, and the kids top it with dots of butter from a dispenser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what ends up on the plate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pasta salad, steamed and raw crunchy vegetables, fish and meat. The soup looks just like our goulash soup\u2014just a less spicy version. EACH CHILD PUTS TOGETHER THEIR LUNCH ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN TASTE. And if they love something, they simply go back FOR SECONDS. Dessert, ice cream, fruit\u2014whatever their eyes and stomach desire! There\u2019s a water dispenser, plus milk and two kinds of fruit juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teacher watches over things, but doesn\u2019t interfere unnecessarily. And above all, they don\u2019t yell or dish out unsolicited advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up to 300 children can eat at once in the dining hall\u2014calmly and respectfully. They chat softly, laugh together. There\u2019s a sense of calm, a sense of peace. The children are happy, and eat heartily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Finnish specialty: teachers who eat with the students receive their meals at half price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When someone\u2019s finished, they clear their plate at the designated station (even if there\u2019s hardly any leftover). Used cutlery, cups, and plates are placed on the right rack of the dishwasher, and then the tray slides onto a conveyor belt that carries it away. Done! No cafeteria worker has to touch anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naturally, everyone wears socks here, too. And if a plate happens to tip over, staff restore order in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is another child-centered, well-designed system that teaches kids both independence and the complete avoidance of food waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Comenius, we don\u2019t have a conveyor belt or warming trays yet, but our students can already choose every day between three hot meals, all prepared in our own kitchen in traditional style. Seconds are always available\u2014and happily offered! And very soon, following the Finnish model and as thefirst in Hungary, we\u2019ll be introducing a self-service system in our dining halls too. Its aim is to promote greater independence and eliminate food waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the next and final part of our Finnish series, I\u2019ll share some thoughts about where the Finnish society\u2019s unified thinking about schools comes from\u2014and how their unshakable belief in education has taken root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll be back soon. Keep reading\u2014it\u2019s worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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COME TO COMENIUS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#hanemf\u00e9rszbeleadobozba; #gyereacomeniusba<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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