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How this Dadar school innovates with nutrition to build healthy children
Updated On: 18 June, 2023 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Christalle Fernandes
Dadar’s Shindewadi public school is on the list of the world’s top schools. Why? For their commitment to making their students smarter, one nutritious meal at a time
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Shindewadi public school, which is run by the non-profit Akanksha Foundation, has been shortlisted among the world’s 10 best schools due to its robust nutrition programme
Rosy pink beetroot paranthas, gleaming white coconut laddoos, green methi theplas… as the glimmering steel dabbas open at this particular public school in Dadar’s Gautam Nagar, there’s a conspicuous absence of chips and Maggi noodles. This is Shindewadi Mumbai public school, which has been shortlisted as one of the world’s 10 best schools by UK-based T4 Education, a global community that champions stellar educational initiatives. The 15-year-old school is one of the 26-odd public schools run by the not-for-profit educational body, Akanksha Foundation.
“Earlier, children would bring white rice and red chilli paste in their lunch boxes,” says the principal, Sakshi Bhatia. “This is a staple diet of the Gautam Nagar community.” Due to poor nutrition, the children fell sick often, and as a result, their academic performance suffered. The problem intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, when households lost their source of income and thus, their ability to put food—healthy or unhealthy—in the lunchbox.
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