Year 11 Food and Nutrition

Course Outline:

The Year 11 Foundation Diploma for Food and Nutrition is designed for students to explore their interest in food and wellbeing. This course sits within the Health Curriculum and so the concepts are shared but with a food focus. Building positive attitudes and values towards food. Understanding how our relationships with others impacts on our food choice and the wellbeing of ourselves and others.

Knowledge, skills and understanding will be gained through three key study areas:

• Exploration of the nutritional needs of adolescents

• New Zealand food culture and international food cultural exploration

• Influence of the media on food choices and packaging of food

Building confidence, skills, and creative expression when working with food are also at the heart of this course.