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Roots & Shoots workshop supervisor: Volunteers wanted
Inspire the next generation of changemakers & help build a better future today!
What are you going to do?
As a volunteer for Roots & Shoots you give workshops to children and young people from approximately 4 to 25 years old. This is usually …
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Climate, energy and a mountain full of sun: Visit to Fabriek Energiek
Divided into small groups, the students independently go through the themes in this collection during a visit to the Fabriek Energiek educational center.
The following themes are discussed:
- what is climate;
- fossil fuels;
- measuring CO₂; …
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Battle for the light: Forest game
No matter how quiet it seems in a forest, the plants you see are constantly fighting for every ray of sunlight. And that battle starts as soon as a forest is created. The first herbs are overgrown by ferns, which in turn are shaded by pioneer …
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Language extensions for Edge, Chrome and Firefox
On this site you will find free language extensions (apps for browsers) that make students more proficient in language. For example, the immersive reader who reads texts in Microsoft Edge with a natural-sounding voice in Dutch, French, English, …
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WordWeb Software: Language and puzzle technology
On the site you will find:
- language and puzzle applications to create your own crossword puzzles, word searches and sudoku in English, German, French or Italian;
- an English dictionary, thesaurus and dictionary apps, a standard free version and an …
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Monument Log: Lesson Idea
Visit and explore the same immovable heritage several years in a row and bond with it. For example, the students follow the evolution year after year, they record this in a log and they take measurements.
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Too hot or not?: Climate change worksheets
Through various practical assignments, the students get to know the negative consequences of climate change better. They are then challenged to develop an alternative scenario in response to this. A game of propositions and a short discussion …
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Fieldwork forest
Program where the emphasis is on field biological research. The students apply the different steps of scientific research on site: they compare the biodiversity of a poplar plantation with that of the old forest complex.
Program
- Working with …
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Biological and chemical water research
In many places in Flanders, a large-scale installation purifies the waste water. In the garden of De Helix this is done on a small scale by marsh plants. The students investigate the treated waste water in the pool at the end of the circuit, on …
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Forest and landscape walk
Content
Varied and mainly practice-oriented programme. The students gain insight by working with a compass, topographic map, allergy guide and herbal guide and sound meter.
Program
- Orientate
- Estimating and measuring distances
- Recognize medicinal …
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The forest: Biotope study
Content
A forest is a society where every organism represents an important link. The students go to the forest and use measuring devices, search maps and other field materials to conduct their research.
Program
- Determining microclimate
- Measurement of …
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L-Pack: Language courses for integration
"L-Pack is a 'citizenship language pack for migrants in Europe': a project originally set up by language training institutes in Italy, Spain and Germany, aimed at providing basic language skills to second language learners (migrants) …
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