"The best educational youth project I’ve ever seen"
Richard Denis, Secretary General Organisation of World Heritage Cities (UNESCO)
Comments
“Cas Verholt builds real castles in the air. Indeed, he lets it happen, our minds often wander and on that wandering he comes up with inspiration. Once back on earth, he knows how to put together these ‘never done before’ ideas into a fantastic world of experience.
“It was for me, for the officials, for the teachers and the children a wonderful experience to work with him on the project ‘Charles and the Frog King.’ If I may say, we have developed a unique educational programme worthy of the Beemster, a World Heritage Site. For years to come, our schools will enjoy and profit by it—for what could be better than to experience your own history and your own environment in such a creative manner?”
Joke Benningen-Harlaar, council alderman for the Beemster
Charlie and the Frog King
Educational programme - 2004
World Heritage site experience
The aim of the programme was to teach children about the culture and history of the Beemster in a way that they would find fun and inspiring. Key to the programme were four location-based experiences:
�The Middenbeemster Audio-tour
�Cheese-making at the Farm
�The North Polder-house Water Game
�The Fort Spijkerboor Nature Trail
In schools, there were other activities as part of the programme:
�A Visit from the Frog King
�Educational modules for the classroom
�‘Beemsterboel’—a board game with trivia questions
In this way, children were encouraged to discover for themselves the richness of their own heritage.