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COMENIUS NEWS—SECOND EDITION

BELGIUM AND IT’S MEDIA 2

A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO BELGIUM 4

My Comenius News

Who is Comenius?

Considered the father

of modern education,

John Amos Comenius

was a Czech teacher, ed-

ucator and writer.

Comenius was an inno-

vator who first intro-

duced pictorial text-

books, written in native

language instead of lat-

in. He applied effective

teaching based of the

natural progression

from simple to more

comprehensive con-

cepts.

Comenius was a strong

supporter of lifelong

learning and develop-

ment of logical thinking

by moving from dull

memorization.

Comenius presented

and supported the idea

of equal opportunity for

impoverished children.

He opened the doors to

education for women

and made instruction

universal and practical.

BELGIUM EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE 5

Second Edition

Who is Comenius?

“We are all citizens of one world, we are all of one blood.” “We are all equally human.... Let us have

but one end in view, the welfare of humanity; and let us put aside all selfishness in considerations of lan-

guage, nationality, or religion.” - John Amos Comenius

“The ideas of Comenius do not have to be updated, merely translated.”

- The Great Educator Jean Piaget

www.comenius-equalities.tk

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Facts about Comenius

Asked to be the first President of Har-

vard College -- and declined.

He was the first to use pictures in a

textbook.

He promoted continuing education

He advocated equal education for all,

including women and the poor.

He wrote 154 books in his lifetime.

Many were banned and burned by the

Roman Catholic Church.

Created by Spring Common School

A VISIT TO PILA 5

Belgium And It’s Media Pieter De Geest

Definition of media

Media is what we use in our society to

provide information. It is a method of

public communication that has become

very important in daily life, creating a

connection between people. One of the

important functions of the media is in-

forming the people about the political sit-

uation and decisions in their countries.

Different kinds of media

We can subdivide the media into individ-

ual categories. The main categories are

the written and oral media. Written me-

dia are for example e-mails and oral

media can be found in everyday conversa-

tions.

The functions of media

The media have four different social func-

tions.

The media inform everyone about

what is happening in their countries

and in the rest of the world.

The media control the government and

industry. To make it possible to do

this, the media require the publication

of data and financial developments

that the government makes.

The media can change the opinions of

people by focusing on certain themes.

The media can also be a way for peo-

ple to express their feelings and ideas

on different themes.

The evolution and history of the media

Since the 17th century, people have made

and read newspapers. This was the most

common method to spread information

till the 19th century.

During the 19th century there were a lot

of new inventions like telephones, pho-

tography and movies. In the 20th centu-

ry, television and radio joined this list.

Currently the internet is the most popu-

lar way to get in touch with the whole

world.


Belgium And It’s Media


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A Survival Guide For Belgium

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Survival Guide For

Belgium

Anouk Deserrano

This is a brief

guide for foreign

students to help

them understand

the unexpected,

and to avoid them

feeling like aliens.

The following

points will give

some useful ad-

vice and tips to

get around in Bel-

gium.

Alcohol is generally accepted in society

but there are some exceptions. When

buying alcoholic beverages, you should

keep in mind that shopkeepers will not

sell alcoholic drinks to people under the

age of 16. If you would like to buy whis-

ky or other spirits, you would have to be

at least 18.

Smoking is legal in Belgium, but is abso-

lutely not allowed in public places such

as pubs, bars, restaurants, buses, offices,

etc. If you are caught smoking in such a

place, you will be fined.

In the evening, you might want to go to a

local club or pub. Some clubs called

dance halls or “dancings” apply an entry

charge or membership fee. Some also

have age restrictions and could ask for

your identity card. By the way, it is for-

bidden by law to tip the doorman but do

not be surprised when practice proves

otherwise.

If you want to drive around in Belgium,

you will need to have a driver’s license

which in Belgium can only be obtained

at the age of 18. Watch out for the use

of alcohol when driving. A certain

amount of alcohol is allowed but when

exceeding it, you risk getting enormous

fines. And do not forget : in Belgium we

drive on the right side of the road.

One last thing I would like to mention is

that there is an absolute freedom of reli-

gion in Belgium. This means that, alt-

hough the majority of Belgians are Ro-

man Catholics, you could run into peo-

ple in traditional Hindu, Islamic or Jew-

ish dress.



Belgium Experience Certificate

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Belgium Experience

Certificate

Anouk Deserrano

When you are in Belgium for a couple of

days there are some things you should do

to feel the real Belgium. First of all the

capital of Belgium is great. More specific,

the big marketplace situated in the center

of Brussels. On the marketplace there are

numerous historic guild houses. Also the

impressive Gothic Brussels City Hall and

the Bread House.

The second thing you should visit are

some breweries. Belgium is known for

some great beers. There are some large

breweries like Stella Artois. It’s really in-

teresting to go there.

For some adventurous people, the Ar-

dennes is the place to be. Thanks to the

wooded hills of the Ardennes, there is a

beautiful nature area with excellent op-

portunities for all kinds of sports such as

cycling, hiking, kayaking, horseback rid-

ing, cross-country skiing, canoeing, raft-

ing and more.

The historic city center of Bruges. Bruges

was already an important city at the time

Antwerp was nothing more than a village.

It is worth your visit. When you are visit-

ing this beautiful city, it’s a good time to

taste our local products. First of all, our

chocolate is known all around the world.

At the end of the seventeenth century,

chocolate is the hype in the Brussels

boom bourgeoisie. If you are a hungry

person, you should try some fries.

The Atomium monument designed by An-

dré Waterkeyn was built for the world ex-

hibition in Brussels in 1958. Actually, it

was intended as a temporary Memorial,

but now it belongs to the most popular

sights of Belgium. According to a TV

channel, the Atomium is the most bizarre

building in Europe. If you want, you can

also visit the inside of this spectacular

monument. If you visit the top sphere,

you have a unique panoramic view of the

city of Brussels.

Flanders fields museum. Ypres is the cen-

ter of the World War I commemorations.

Flanders Fields is a museum that is en-

tirely devoted to the First World War.

You will learn all about this war, that

caused the death of many people.

Last but not least. Antwerp is a city that

is great to have an amazing night with

your friends.

Keep in mind these are just a few tips and

tricks. Getting around in Belgium is not

as difficult as it may seem. Just use your

common sense and everything will be just

fine.



A Visit To Pila

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A Visit To Pila

Eweline Smokowska

Piła is a town in Wielkopolskie Voivode-

ship (Province), until 1998 the capital of

the Piła Voivodeship. It is the fourth big-

gest town in the voivodeship and the larg-

est one in northern Wielkopolska region.

The town is located in the Valley of the

Gwda River, on the borderland of

Wałeckie Lakeland, Wysoczyzna Kra-

jeńska and the Valley of the Noteć River.

Piła originated from an old fishing settle-

ment located in the woods on the river

Gwda. It was granted town rights as early

as the 15th century, which was approved

in 1513 by King Sigismund the Old.

In the years 1626 and 1834 Piła was af-

fected by great fires while in 1655 and in

the first half of the 18th century the town

was seized and destroyed by the Swedish

army. As a result of the flood from 1720,

the town lands were changed into

swamps. From the beginning of the 17th

century until the beginning of the 19th

century, Piła was an important drapery

centre, and from the end of the 18th cen-

tury of the silk industry.

In 1755, Stanisław Staszic - the most

prominent citizen of Piła - was born. He

was a distinguished representative of the

Age of the Enlightenment, a priest, a poet,

a statesman, a philosopher; he became

known as the author of the geological

map of Poland. He initiated the building

of the hard coal mine in the Upper Silesia

Region.

During World War II, the town was an

important centre of the arms industry of

Germany and a place of evacuation of the

Germans from the bombed industrial are-

as of the Reich. At the beginning of 1945,

Piła was announced a fortress - a part of

the strongholds of the Pomeranian Em-

bankment. As the result of the war, Piła

was destroyed; it was the last failure in

the history of the town. The large scale

rebuilding of Piła, at first rather slow,

lasted until 1965.


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