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Solar energy: The power of the sun as a sustainable energy source.
In the solar energy workshop we will work with a celestial sphere to study the apparent movement of the sun. Then we first study a solar cell, small solar panels of 2V and 3V and we also measure how much electricity solar cell roof tiles …
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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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Music Production: Workshop
During this workshop you create music yourself. First we consider the building blocks needed to make music: rhythm, harmony and melody. As a music producer you use these building blocks to compose different genres.
We get to work on iPads and create …
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Musical dance: Workshop
During this workshop you will dance to well-known and lesser-known musical hits. Footloose, Fame, Grease, Hairspray… Exuberant or subdued? Hip-hop or Jazz? Everything is possible with musical dance.
You can create a musical/musical number …
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Arduino: Hello World
A microprocessor is still the most important part of most electronic devices. It is the brain that controls sensors, just think of the self-driving car, a complicated security system or sensors that can measure air pollution, temperature …
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Media Scanners: Workshop
Information bubbles, propaganda, censorship... These are phenomena that are as old as our (visual) language. But how do you recognize them? How do we avoid polarization? The Media Scanners workshop introduces students to sources from the Second …
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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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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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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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Workshop: Weaving
During the Weaving Workshop we will weave with different materials. We explore typical weaving materials such as strips of fabric, buttons, beads and wool. Atypical materials such as rope and plastic can also be discussed.
First we consider the …
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