by Diana Brouwer | Nov 20, 2023 | De Plantage in Houten in the Netherlands
Greenwashing our schoolyard. Tiles, tiles and tiles. That is what our schoolyard currently looks like. That is of course not the kind of schoolyard we wish for our children. That’s why we’re going to make it greener. An ambitious project that required the...
by Diana Brouwer | Nov 20, 2023 | Lessons
We worked for 4 weeks on the “Electricity” project with the explorers from groups 2 and 3. We learned that electricity is actually a type of energy. We experienced what an electric circuit is by playing games, watching videos and doing an experiment. By discussing the...
by Diana Brouwer | Nov 7, 2023 | Lessons
Sustainability The children have brought all kinds of things from home that we can do crafts with. They brought egg cartons, drink cartons, boxes, toilet rolls, plastic and much more to school. The children learned that they can make something new from recycled...
by Diana Brouwer | Nov 6, 2023 | Lessons
Using videos and books from the library, we learned a lot about “The Windmill.” A windmill is a mill that works on wind power.The harder the wind, the faster the blades turn. The spinning motion creates energy, which can be used to generate electricity....
by Diana Brouwer | Nov 3, 2023 | Course and training, De Plantage in Houten in the Netherlands
English Language trip to Malta On Sunday, October 15, we, ten teachers from primary school De Plantage (the Netherlands), traveled to Malta for an English language trip. Even though it is autumn break for the rest of the school, we got up early to go to school to take...
