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Bertus Aafjes, A journey on foot to Rome (1946): Listening and reading skills poem
On March 31, 1936, Bertus Aafjes (1914 - 1993), who was then 21 years old, left his native city of Amsterdam on a pilgrimage to Rome by bicycle. On the way he had to abandon his bicycle and continue on foot. He arrived in Rome on May 12, 1936. Ten …
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Reynaert De Vos: Teaching package
An age-old story about a very cunning fox. Get to know Reynaert with your class. Who is he? What did he do? Why is it still so relevant? Read the story, rhyme, make your own book cover and ponder moral dilemmas!
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Hugo Claus (1928-2008), The Sorrow of Flanders: Leiside
Hugo Claus (1928-2008) is the most awarded author from the Dutch language area. His best-known work is the novel The Sorrow of Belgium from 1983. The book is at the same time a political novel and an autobiographical development novel. The Sorrow …
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Cyriel Buysse, The rush plug and Aunts: Teaching idea
Cyriel Buysse (1859-1932) made his debut in 1894 with the sensational naturalistic novella De biesstekker. Over the course of his writing career he evolved towards realism with impressionistic influences and an ironic tone. His psychological novel …
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J.C. Bloem, Collected poems: Lesson idea
JC Bloem (1887-1966) is the poet of desire. He has expressed the failure of every life and the transience of everything in simple and timeless poems. His work can be called classic in every respect. The way he expressed these eternal themes, they …
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Time for making: Make your own work with and for your own instrument
Erik Schrooten and Bert Appermont created this website around composing.
With T ime for Making, you don't compose behind a sheet of music bars, but preferably with your own instrument at the ready. The new is created through experimentation. This …
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Spanish Brabander by Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero: Lesson idea
The Spanish Brabander is a comedy from 1617 by Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero. The play is about the Antwerp Spaniard Jerolimo, who moves to Amsterdam without money and pretends to be a rich man. There is hardly a main action, but the play consists of …
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Notes & Beats: Learning music just got even more fun!
On this website you will find all kinds of fun tips and games to make your music lesson even more fun.
Notes&Beats was originally established to mainly offer material within the DKO, but in the meantime the offer is growing and they are also …
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Radio Word Forest: Listening to images with a story
What do you see in a sculpture? What would the artist have thought of when creating this image?
On the occasion of Antwerp Book City in 2004, the Middelheim Museum commissioned various youth authors to write a story for an image from the permanent …Translated by
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Van den vos Reynaerde: Questions and assignments
Everyone knows the medieval literary superhero Reinaert de Vos. He is regarded as a high-spirited rascal, a sympathetic rascal, a kind of Ulenspiegel among animals.
But is that positive fox image correct? With this performance, aren't we the victims …
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New Antique Stories: Lesson Suggestions
Medea, the Beauty and the Beast, the Cricket and the Ant… CANON Cultuurcel has given these and seven other ancient stories of various origins a new look.
Ten original stories were given new illustrations and practical tips: didactic tips and …
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