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Meals for everyone! Catering for pupils in the new academic year

Published:16.08.2023

In accordance with chapter 38 of the Education Code of the Republic of Belarus, catering is a measure of social protection of pupils.

Ministry of Education jointly with the Ministry of Health protection and the Ministry of Antimonopoly regulation and trade as well as other committed parties pay close attention to the issue if quality and save catering.

In 2023/2024 academic year catering service will cover more than a million students from grade 1 to 11.

Last year 23 institutions were selected for a pilot catering project. The project saw 17 city schools and gymnasiums and 6 schools located in rural areas.

The pilot project involved testing new cooking technologies and principles of organizing school meals to further apply the positive experience. As stipulated by the Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 870 of December 15, 2022, the pilot project has been running since December 19, 2022 and lasted until the end of a school year.

During the project, the participants tried new technologies of food making and there are changes in the organization of school dinners.

Current task: to prepare qualified personnel and conduct an exam in order to provide successful implementation of the project in the future.

One part of schools will transfer to the new approach on September 1, this year. The second stage is planned to start on January 1, 2024 while the third one on September 1, 2024.

Press-center of the Ministry of Education.

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