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Eyewitness: Lecture
An eyewitness can irreplaceably evoke an image of the past. In the person of an eyewitness, the memory of the war becomes real. In this way, past and present are connected. Huis Over Grenzen can provide an eyewitness on both a historical and …
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KANT AND CLARA: Empathy game
The KANT AND CLARA school program is an experience package from the Maagdenhuis that allows you and your class to follow in the footsteps of the orphans.
What does it mean to grow up as an orphan, then and now? Even today - unfortunately - there are …
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Terra Nova Mini Company
This citizenship game makes society's challenges open for discussion. Students explore their view of the world and discover that of their fellow players. There are no right or wrong answers. Students create their ideal world using a beautiful …
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FoodWiseAction: Food from farm to table
Track your food from farm to table. Experience in concrete terms the impact of your dietary habits on people and the environment. Discover alternative ways to produce, process and consume food.
This thoroughly elaborated workshop and our …
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War, occupation, liberation: Permanent exhibition
On May 9, 2019, the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, site of the War Heritage Institute, will open the doors of its brand new permanent exhibition on Belgium and the Second World War. With more than 1,000 collection items …
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A thriving school vegetable garden
Many schools dream of a plot full of fresh vegetables and accompanying childlike wonder on the playground. After all, a school vegetable garden is a place for children to enjoy and to learn.
There are a few things to consider when starting up such …
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Dive into (Ghent's) educational past with your class!
Where did Ghent children go to school in the Middle Ages? What language were they taught in?
Which children went to school and which children had to go from an early age
work in dirty textile factories?In an interactive program, your class will delve …
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Guided Tour: German Military Cemetery
Are you planning a visit to the cemetery together with your school class? Then you have come to the right place at Huis Over Grenzen. Together with a guide you will walk a route through the cemetery, so that you as a visitor get a complete …
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Stories from no man's land, WWI in 25 lectures: Author lecture
Fascinating literary readings about stories from the First World War
Stories from no man's land - WWI in 25 lectures aims to inspire schools to approach the Great War from a literary perspective.
The brochure presents 25 authors with their own view on …
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At the table! Eating with Muslims, Jews and Christians: Expo
For many people, religion largely determines what you can or cannot eat and how something should be prepared. But food or its abstinence also plays an important role in celebrations, traditions and rites of passage. In this exhibition, PARCUM …
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Medieval Writing: Workshop
Would you like to have fun with your students with a quill pen, dip pen and medieval ink? To be able to extensively feel and smell parchment, papyrus, wax seals and rag paper?
Try out different types of writing utensils, feel old papers and make your …
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Solar energy: The power of the sun as a sustainable energy source.
In the solar energy workshop we will work with a celestial sphere to study the apparent movement of the sun. Then we first study a solar cell, small solar panels of 2V and 3V and we also measure how much electricity solar cell roof tiles …
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