SAPERE network news

Happy New 2020!

On behalf of the Sapere International board, I would like to wish all of you in our growing Sapere network a happy and healthy 2020. A number of new members have joined us during 2019, a year that also included…

January 8^th, 2020
Stina Algoston

Taste Class using SAPERE method wins Excellence Award of 68th Yomiuri Education Prize, Japan

We are honored to announce we’ve been given the excellence prize in the field of early childhood education and care of the 68th Yomiuri Education Award 2019 for our activities. Our activities are called the promotion of health and communication…

December 10^th, 2019
award, Japan

TastEd hosts SAPERE Symposium, Cambridge, 24 & 25 October 2019

Thank you Bee Wilson from TastEd for this great summary. We’ve never had two days quite like it. We sniffed mint and we sipped seaweed broth from Japan. We tasted crunchy and quiet foods with headphones on. We heard about…

November 14^th, 2019
Cambridge, symposium, United-Kingdom, workshop

SAPERE training with Canopé-26 in Valence (F)

Take part in “Taste education for all children” training co-organised by Atelier Canopé 26 – Valence and SAPERE, with Annick VIDAL of Diffessence. 20th November and 4th December 2019, 2-5pm in Valence (France). PROGRAMME Objectives: – get to know yourself better…

September 12^th, 2019
formation, France, Valence

SAPERE Taste Classes: MGEN Drôme magazine (Sept 2019)

Extract from MGEN Drôme magazine article, September 2019: “SAPERE Taste Classes SAPERE intervenes for free in schools, to provide a sensory education method with lessons built around learning about the five senses. The goal of this taste education method is…

September 11^th, 2019
Drôme, formation, France, MGEN

Interesting new article in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Thanks to Arja Lyytikäinen, SAPERE board member, for sharing this very interesting news: “Very nice article just published to be added around the scientific evidence for Sapere – sensory food education during the life span (not only for children); narrow…

June 12^th, 2019
Finland, neofobia, sensory education, study

Norwegian tasting school nominated for embla nordic food award 2019

The «train the trainers»-programme and Sapere member, The Norwegian Taste School is Norways candidate in one of the awards in Embla Nordic Food Awards 2019. «The Norwegian tasting school», Smaksskulen, was started by the Norwegian former Bocuse d’Or chef and…

May 3^rd, 2019
award, Norway

“Earthy Mrs Potato” with SAPERE Taste Classes, Senlis (France), 29 to 31 March 2019

From 29th to 31st March 2019, for the 20th Senlis Garden salon (in Oise), organised by the Saint Fiacre Brotherhood (Gardeners), SAPERE Taste Classes took part with a workshop about “Earthy Mrs Potato”. On the agenda: 1 / A brief…

March 31^st, 2019
atelier, Dégustation, Jardin, Oise

Sapere Introduction Workshop in Tallin, January 18th 2019

January 18th 2019 Sapere International together with the Estonian Nutrition Advisors Association (ETNÜ) arranged a one day workshop with an introduction to the Sapere method and how it can be used in the kindergarten setting. Most of the 18 participants where…

February 4^th, 2019
Estonia, nutrition, Tallin, workshop

Awakening of the senses or how to taste life

Les Blouses Roses (the Pink Blouses) visits homes for elderly people and hospitalised children and adults and takes the fight against loneliness through playful and creative activities. The association has developed a specific tool, The Sensory suitcase, allowing people to…

February 1^st, 2019
elderly persons, hospital, sensory suitcase, training