Core features of the practice
Organisation:
Institution name: In Flanders Fields Museum
Institution type: Museum
Institution URL: www.inflandersfields.beFormat:
Guided tourTarget population:
StudentsCost (per practice):
51-100 eurosSetting:
Outdoor urban location, Other extra-mural siteThemes:
Remembrance education and/or history education, Racism, Human rights/discrimination, Radicalization prevention, Critical thinkingCore activities:
Testimonial
Additional information about the practice
Number of participants:
Up to 34Age of target population:
16-18Additional specifics:
National/local specifities (e.g. activity targeted to Swedish school students), Race/ethnicityTopics and objectives:
During the First World War, people from more than 50 different ethnic groups, nationalities and cultures served in Flanders Fields. The coach excursion through the Ypres Salient follows their footsteps to find the traces they left. Where did all these different people come from? How did they get here? How did these different nationalities get on with each other? What was their relationship like with the local populations? And how were they regarded by their commanders? It is the history of a multicultural society before such a thing even existed.Materials used:
Written or other published material
Link to the material:Material produced:
Written materialSequence of activities - methodology:
The guided tour is always combined with a visit to the museumLength of activity:
Up to 5 hoursIs the activity digital?:
NoLanguage(s) in which activity can be delivered:
Dutch, English, French, GermanIs specialist knowledge or professional training required?:
No
Target population
Components of the practice
Accessibility and replicability
Qualitative Details
Has this practice been evaluated?
YesBy whom?:
Participants, Informal non-participant observerBy what means?:
Informal verbal feedbackCore content knowledge and transferable skills:
Wars never stand in isolation. It is almost as if they have roots that grow invisibly underground, before springing up somewhere else to create a new conflict. We must not be blind to the forces that set the machinery of destiny in motion one hundred years ago. To do so would rob us of the chance to discover the patterns of the past that can help to teach us the lessons we need for the present and the future.Indicators of success:
repeat demandEducational coordinator contact details:
Name: wouter sinaeve
Email address: wouter.sinaeve@ieper.be
How many times?:
10
Scalability
The RETHINK project is concerned with bridging formal and informal education. This section explores the factors that make a practice adaptable.
Key factors for successful implementation:
Pre-knowledge of the audienceMain challenges to teachers adapting this practice for their students:
That the history of the first world war is 'not just' a history story...Availability of guidance/training/replication materials (and in what language/format currently):
educational package en worksheets (Dutch, English and French)Other comments or details:
none