BY Daniel Harkins | April 8 | 
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St Benedict’s Primary pupils have fun learning about the link between having a healthy mind and a healthy body
Youngsters from St Benedict’s Primary School in Easterhouse have been brushing up on their culinary skills as they seek to prove the link between a healthy diet and a healthy mind.
Every class at the school have been learning how to prepare hot and cold snacks, and the little chefs are taking what they’ve learned into their homes where they’ve been showing up and surpassing their parents’ cooking ability. Everything from basic snacks to kebabs and pizzas were been prepared by the pupils, some of whom have never made a meal before. Despite a number of broken eggs, one teacher happily recalled a child saying with delight ‘I’ve never cracked an egg before!’ after one mishap.
The children have been working with Easterhouse’ Pavillion youth project on the scheme, as part of ongoing efforts to engage with the community. Easterhouse includes some of the most deprived parts of the country, with the majority of pupils living in the 20 per cent most deprived data zones in Scotland.
Tony Byatt, depute headteacher at St Benedict’s, said the school’s strong Catholic ethos allows it to achieve much beyond its social status, and said the children are keen to take their attitude out into the community.
As well as working with the youth group, the pupils have been working with the local parish priest Fr Owen Ness and parishioners from St Benedict’s and St Clare’s in Easterhouse. Throughout Lent the youngsters have been reaching out to senior citizens in the parish.
—This story ran in full in the April 8 edition print of the SCO, available in parishes.
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