We at the Heart Foundation support New Zealand communities to have healthy hearts for life. Register to the website, take a look around and you will find super resources, tools and programmes to help your school or early learning service with healthy eating and physical activity.
Early Learning Services
Are you from an early learning service? Here you will find resources and tools on healthy eating and physical activity to help your little tamariki learn, play and grow.
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Schools
Check out our free, curriculum-aligned programmes, initiatives and resources that can help you promote healthy eating and physical activity in your school.
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“The children make healthy food choices daily and engage in a range of physical experiences. Educating children about how to keep themselves fit and healthy sets them up for a lifetime of making healthy choices which, in turn, makes a big difference to their learning and development no matter what they are doing."
Henderson Kindergarten
“We are consistently working with the staff and families, especially new families. We’ve noticed a huge change in what children are bringing to school in their lunch boxes. There are more of last night’s left-over dinners and less packets.”
Abacus Montessori Preschool
This small rural school in Southland is the proud achiever of Heart Start:Toitoi Manawa as well as our Heart Schools award – for their school production on healthy eating and physical activity.
Waikoikoi School