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Handwriting promotes learning more than typing, scientists claim
A Norwegian team of scientists has investigated the influence of handwriting and typing on brain activity and memory abilities.
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Let's Talk About Sex: Educational Posters
The interactive toolkit Let's talk about sex offers all professionals the opportunity to work with children and young people about sexuality in a playful and accessible way. Working on this topic enables children and young people to make …
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Where you are born determines your chances (not): Interactive workshop
During this interactive workshop, a VIA Don Bosco employee will come to your school to get the students to think critically in an interactive way about the question: 'Does your crib determine your further opportunities in your life?'
We challenge …
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ZOOschool website Antwerp
On this Antwerp ZOO site you will find lesson packages, stories, games, photos and videos to prepare for a trip to Antwerp ZOO or to discuss it in class.
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ZOOschool website Planckendael
On this Planckendael ZOO site you will find lesson packages, stories, photos and videos to prepare for a trip to Planckendael ZOO or to discuss it in class.
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Online help for students: Tools and apps for when you need help
An overview of tools and helplines for students that they can use independently or with guidance.
The tools are divided into four categories:
- health,
- study choice,
- learning and studying,
- feeling good.
At the very bottom they will find a list of chat …
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How to organize a successful fundraising campaign: Workshop
During this workshop you will learn everything about how you can organize a fundraising campaign with your class or school. During the workshop you will receive many tips to increase yields.
VIA Don Bosco can come to your school and also offers the …
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Science-fun exercise
In this super fun workshop on the border between sport and science, we explore all kinds of scientific principles using many cool exercise exercises. The experiments are often carried out in pairs or in groups, which creates a nice dynamic.
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Digi-Sandbox
A new winner in our range. Our DIGI sandbox can be used as an educational tool (e.g. in geography lessons, lesson folder on request), but it also contains a super fun ball game, a fantasy world full of animals and plants and a real archeology …
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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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Rocket Fun: Design, Launch and Improve
In this super fun workshop, the participants will look for the properties of an ideal rocket. How many fins are optimal, at what launch angle does the rocket fly the furthest, how sharp should we make the tip, and should it be weighted or not? And …
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Acidity of soft drinks and other liquids: Workshop
In this educational workshop, young people are introduced to the term acidity in chemistry. First they make their own acidity indicator based on red cabbage juice. They then use this to examine the acidity of things such as soft drinks, milk, …
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