Pyaterochka has piloted two projects to teach schoolchildren the basics of good nutrition. The lessons were developed in partnership with the Healthy Eating project, sponsored by Rospotrebnadzor.

The first project “The School of Nutrition” delivered is a part of technology classes and after-school hours across six schools in Nizhny Novgorod, where more than 1,000 students in grades 5–8 will learn how to cook simple and healthy meals using ingredients they have on hand. Teachers were trained through a series of four preliminary online group sessions with nutritionists.

The second project “5 Points for Nutrition” offers a series of three lessons at schools in Perm and Syktyvkar. These include two lessons delivered at school by a teacher (theory and practice), and one lesson for students to complete at home on their own or with their parents to reinforce the materials they have covered.