Heritage

150 heritage for peace and reconciliation | manual for teacherContents• Help the students recognize that former students from the period of the FirstWorld War had different values and beliefs, and thus that other perspectivesare normal and meaningful.j Commemoration ceremonies• Be aware of the complex character of commemoration ceremonies.• Build together with the students your own philosophy on commemorationregarding the specific history of the school.• DurationSeveral weeks during History and Language classes• Location(s)Classroom• MaterialsInternet and relevant historical source booksWord processor• Short descriptionKA Pitzemburg is a UNESCO Associated School from the town of Mechelen, Belgium.The school was founded in 1831 and has consciously experienced the twoWorld Wars. All the data concerning their former pupils are still available in theschool’s archives. Some of the students fled by ship to Great Britain during the FirstWorld War. Today’s pupils are asked to dive into the archives and reconstruct the livesof those who formed the ‘Colony’ of the school in England. How did the refugeescross the Channel? Did they survive or did they end in a sea grave? What happenedStudentsparticipating in anart demonstrationoutside theschool, courtesy ofUNESCO PlatformVlaanderen