Program
Primary education
Special education

Water: Friend or Enemy? Group 6-8

The Muiderslot and water are inseparable. Water provided protection, prosperity, coolness in summer and skating fun in winter. But water also brought danger, such as floods and enemies approaching via the water.
A group of children participate in the educational program Water: Friend or Enemy? They stand around a table and play an interactive board game.

Informatie

  • Target audience: grades 6 through 8
  • Availability: all year round
  • Duration: approx. 90 min
  • Number of students: 1 class, max. 30 students
  • Number of supervisors: 2 to 4 supervisors per class
  • Cost: €255 per group
  • Following core objectives: 3, 48, 51, 52, 54 and 56
  • Booking: at least 6 weeks before your visit

An in-depth and topical program on past, climate and future-thinking.

In this interactive program, students discover how water has been a source of strength and a threat throughout the ages. Why is Muiderslot situated on the river Vecht? How did residents keep dry feet when the dikes broke? And what does the rising water level mean for us in the future?

Together with a museum teacher, students investigate how people used to deal with water and what we can learn from it today. In the castle atelier they then engage in a discussion game. By thinking, talking and imagining together, they discover how we can live together with water now and in the future.

Themes: Water management, water as defense, water as threat, past and present, climate change, subsistence living

Special education groups are warmly welcome at Muiderslot Castle. We are happy to accommodate the specific needs of students. For this reason, a class is automatically divided into two groups, each with its own museum docent.

Een groep leerlingen staat rond een tafel en speelt een interactief spel in het kasteelatelier. Jongens springen vrolijk op de binnenplaats van het Muiderslot. Leerlingen kijken naar een presentatie in het waterpaviljoen. A group of children participate in the educational program Water: Friend or Enemy? They listen to Sefania Vitalis' explanation and play a game. Sefania carries a large wicker basket. Een groep kinderen doet mee aan het educatieve programma Water: Vriend of Vijand? Ze luisteren naar de uitleg van Sefania Vitalis en spelen een spel. A group of children participate in the educational program Water: Friend or Enemy? They stand around a table and play an interactive board game. Een groep kinderen doet mee aan het educatieve programma Water: Vriend of Vijand? Ze luisteren naar de uitleg van Sefania Vitalis en lopen buiten. De zon schijnt.