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Long live bamboo sticks
Bamboo is a technique developed by artist Antoon Versteegde. Bamboo sticks are connected with elastic bands to create large works of art. We look at some of his works, and also examine bamboo sticks ourselves to discover what makes them so strong. …
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Become a Styrofoam architect
The students get to work like real architects: after a short introduction to force distribution and strength theory, they learn the different techniques to design and construct an apartment building with our super fun Styrofoam cutters. But their …
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Themed tour Hatsjoe… health: About health, hygiene and pandemics in Roman times
There is no denying that Covid-19 is having an unprecedented impact on our society. The Romans too were repeatedly plagued by ruthless epidemics. Based on the attributes of the Roman physician Galenus and the Goddess Hygieia, we take young and old …
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The Little Prehistory: Workshop
If you opt for this playful and interactive workshop, tailored to children from six to eleven years old, depending on the weather conditions, we will introduce you to the hunter-gatherers (until 10,000 years ago) or the farmers. The first workshop …
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The history of the bicycle: Overview
This article covers the evolution of the bicycle in five steps, from balance bike to bicycle.
- Laufmachines and hobby horses
- Pedals on the balance bike
- Higher, faster and... more dangerous
- the tricycle
- A safety on pneumatic tires
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The Organ: Educational booklet
In 2016, Die Keure published a booklet about the organ in the Verrekijker Bieb series, written by Reine De Pelseneer. Peter Van de Velde also contributed to this. This series is exclusively for schools, but in collaboration with De Cathedral and …
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Rubbish recycling orchestra
A pep bottle, beer bottle, crown cap, old ladle, plate, glass, PVC tube… We sort the waste and discover how we can reuse waste to craft our own musical instrument. Hammer, nails, drills, screws, etc. are our best friends and we close the …
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Take a head and find the poo: Combine exercise
The students read the question on the card with the animal head and then find the card with the appropriate answer.
When they turn this card over, they see an animal poo. If the answer was correct, they get a correct drawing of an animal.
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The waste mountain: stop the pollution!
The Waste Mountain - Stop the pollution! is a child-friendly, cross-curricular classroom project in which the students learn to stop pollution.
The ingredients for the lesson bundle are:
- musical education,
- language and world orientation, …
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DIVA: Museum of diamonds, jewelry and silver
DIVA is the museum for diamonds, jewelry and silver located in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world.
DIVA museum tells the story of the expert design, making and trading of diamonds, jewelry and silver.
You can also visit the DIVA collection …
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Washing hands for the opera lover
What are 20 seconds to an opera lover?
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, it is extremely important to wash your hands often and well. Some artists from the orchestra of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen have a handy trick for this. So stay home and wash your …
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Museums open their doors digitally with adapted teaching materials
All museums are closed, but you can explore the collections in so many educational ways.
Just at moments like these, you can introduce children and young people to museums.Many employees have also developed adapted teaching materials and tips to …
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