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Science & technology: Zwijsen Academy
Jacotte Brokken will start the day with an inspiring lecture about science, while Nicholas Arnst will end the day with a magical performance.
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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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Become a Styrofoam architect
The students get to work like real architects: after a short introduction to force distribution and strength theory, they learn the different techniques to design and construct an apartment building with our super fun Styrofoam cutters. But their …
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Street art: Workshop
Street art is prohibited by law in many countries, but thanks to this workshop the children can enjoy themselves completely legally on the school walls.
As a warm-up, we first briefly touch on the origins of street art and learn the difference …
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Themed tour Hatsjoe… health: About health, hygiene and pandemics in Roman times
There is no denying that Covid-19 is having an unprecedented impact on our society. The Romans too were repeatedly plagued by ruthless epidemics. Based on the attributes of the Roman physician Galenus and the Goddess Hygieia, we take young and old …
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Prehistoric clothing workshop
Hunter-gatherers were already able to make well-fitting clothing from animal skins. The archaeological find that can tell us more about this is Ötzi, the oldest mummy ever excavated in Europe and extremely interesting because of the outfit in …
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Military: Workshop
The production of weapons, bronze and later iron daggers and swords, starts with the Celts. A people with a reputation, according to the Romans. Yet they managed to eliminate them, partly through the continuous improvement of their weapons, …
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Gallo-Roman Dress: Workshop
Interactive workshop in which a guide dresses you up as a Gaul or Roman and in the meantime teaches you all kinds of facts and figures about raw materials, colors and function of clothing and the status associated with it.
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Workshop Illustration
During an Illustrating Workshop, we choose 1 or more passages from a book that we convert into a striking illustration.
We start with a brainstorm and choose the passage from the book. Which characters, landscapes, environments, feelings, …
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Chinese Language and Culture
Kindergarten education
With photos and videos we look through the eyes of a toddler together: what do the children do in a Chinese kindergarten, or how do Chinese children celebrate New Year, or what does a Chinese house look like?
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Trial mobile
The Test Mobile is a cart full of demo material that we use to drive from class to class. In each class, a stop is made to demonstrate a number of scientific principles using everyday and less everyday objects in such a way that the students' …
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Spaghetti Bridges: Building and Testing
Building spaghetti bridges is a workshop where children have to make a bridge that spans a certain width using only uncooked spaghetti and a heat glue gun. The group that builds the bridge that can support the most weight without breaking is …
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