Heritage

70 heritage for peace and reconciliation | manual for teacherContentsfor schools to work with the local government to develop a project that extendsbeyond the school.I agree to remember wars, but I don’t want more wars,we don’t need them!Eleanor, England, 12tp Teaching practiceThe First World War Centenary – Peace education for children – An example of aschool-transcending projectf The children learn about, discover and discuss the critical situation in their cityduring the First World War and its heritage. The children explore links with contemporaryissues, such as refugees, and focus on the need for peace: both on a smallscale, for example how to keep peace in the classroom and in your family, and on alarge scale.City project in Antwerp engaging schools to make a bridge to the futureThe Peace Centre of the City and the Provence of Antwerp are responsible for theFirst World War Centenary programme for the City of Antwerp. Children and peaceeducation have a priority position in this programme.New Experience Trail for Children: Bridge to the FutureThe Peace Centre developed an adventure experience trail for school children andscout groups aged 10 to 12, giving them the opportunity to take part in an interactiveworkshop about various aspects of war and peace. The aim was for them to learnabout, discover and discuss the critical situation in Antwerp during the First WorldWar when thousands of people had to escape the city using a temporary bridge acrossthe River Scheldt. Throughout the trail, children could explore contemporary issues,such as refugees from Syria and Iraq, and focus on the need for peace, both on a smallscale, for example how to keep peace in the classroom and in your family, and on alarge scale, for example the European Union.Crossing the BridgeThe objectives of the experience trail were to teach the history of Antwerp during theFirst World War, deepen understanding of peace and to encourage the building of culturalbridges. Participating classes also received a ticket for the Peace Parade, inviting