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Calibration test and entrance exam: Information session
Did you know that your students increase their chances of success in a scientific or economics course by participating in a calibration test? What exactly is that calibration test? Is it mandatory for your students? How do they prepare and how can …
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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?'
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Road to Mars: Further training on demand
Mars, it seems as if all space organizations nowadays have their sights set on this neighboring planet. Stories of successful launches alternate with failed attempts. And then there is a certain E. Musk who claims to land the first humans on Mars …
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Introduction to LaTeX
Modern word processors may be as useful as they are, but in the end they spend almost more time on layout than on content. The built-in equation editors also have their limitations. This workshop is an introduction to a popular alternative, …
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Squares with sparks
Need a surprising piece of math? Or even a nice link with electricity and electronics? In this workshop we look at a simple question, which turns out to be not so simple: dividing a square into smaller squares is child's play, but can we also do …
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Drones and Tree Management: STEM Experience
Next school year we will organize a number of STEM experience sessions on drones and tree management. During this STEM session you will discover how drone technology is applied in tree management and forests. You will also learn more about tree …
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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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Gravity: Workshop
What if gravity didn't exist? Can we function in a state of weightlessness?
During this workshop we will work experimentally. You not only experience gravity but also learn how gravity works and what it does to you. Your creative brain is also …
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Rocket Science: Workshop
Roll up your sleeves and build a rocket that will shatter all records.
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Using simple instructions, the students build a water rocket. They can decorate these themselves and then launch them themselves under the guidance of the rocket master. …Translated by
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Build your first mini satellite: Raspberry Pi for beginners
Learn to perform measurements on an unmanned flight:
- use a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller;
- initiation for real beginners, no prior knowledge or experience required;
- explanation and practical exercises, under the guidance of an experienced …
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The Wonderful Walk with audio guide through Ghent
The Wonderful Walk introduces your 9 to 14-year-old students to Ghent while exploring. You will complete STEM assignments at seven stops. How do you measure the height of the statue of Jacob Van Artevelde with its shadow? Learn about colors in the …
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Better understanding the (Post)colonial period in Congo: Gastles
As a journalist I wrote the book The Children of Eastern Congo . A personal look back on 25 years of reporting in the region, but especially the story of child soldier Isaac and human rights activist Rebecca. Recently I started making reports …
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