On 4th February 2016 GIS Fruit & Veg Programme ‘Glow & Grow with Fruits & Veggies’ was kicked off with school staff wearing a fruit or a vegetable prop in order to receive the students in the morning.

At the school assembly Guest speaker of the day Mr. Hussein Zinan CEO- Head Trainer of Total Fitness Group Pvt Ltd (Radical Fitness Maldives) explained why we should include fruits and veggies in our diet and also how much we need in a day. He motivated his speech with a short breathing and stretching exercise which all students and staff followed.
The main objectives of carrying a Fruit and Veggie Programme are to encourage students to use fruits and veggies in their daily diet, to inculcate the habit of eating fruits and veggies, to spread the awareness on how important it is to eat or use fruits and veggies daily and also to become examples of fruit & veg eaters.

Under this programme there are various activities which would encourage GIS students to inculcate the habit of eating fruits and veggies as part of their diets. These activities will be stretched across the year. Some of the activities which will be carried out are ‘Fruit Intake on every Thursday’, Introducing Mr. Fruito & Ms. Veggie every month which would provide students with nutritious information about fruits and veggies that are available in town. In addition, a monthly quiz will be held to encourage students learn about various nutritional facts.
To end the kick-off activity, all students were given fruits to eat by their teachers during break times which they enjoyed very much.