Nutrition Department Fuel Academic Excellence at Aram Village school

On 5/2/2026  Nutrition and Dietetics students from Tishk International University as their previous and continuous community support for schools around Erbil, they  continued their community health mission in the field of nutrition and dietetics with yet another productive visit to Aram Village Elementary School Where they made a few activities for the Elementary school students to bridge a connection between food and academic performance and how can food be a cause of health issue if they did not choose the healthy way of eating. in other words the outreach  done by Nutrition and Dietetics department focused on the critical relationship between wholesome nutrition and the academic energy required for students to excel in their studies.

During the seminar , the Nutrition and Dietetics students used interactive analogies to explain  some nutrition concepts which might have been complex for the Elementary students but they demonstrates the complex nutritional concepts in a way that resonated with the young audience. They compared the human body and mind to high performance engines and explained how natural, unprocessed ingredients act as ( premium fuel) to ensure  that in the future they can have peak cognitive function and physical endurance. To reinforce these lessons and make sure they undrestand how to balance their foods and overall choose healthier snacks during the school time , Nutrition and dietetics students provided a variety of healthy snacks, giving the school children a practical opportunity to learn how to identify and choose healthier food options over high sugar alternatives. At the end of the seminar they played some games relating to Food and Nutrition as well as a game called ( Is this Healthy or Not ?)

The initiative was highly successful thanks to the warm reception and support of the school’s administration Principal Shilan Ali Younis, she thanked and commended the students for their professionalism and emphasized the importance of bringing expert nutritional knowledge directly to their school to foster a culture of wellness from an early age.