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Openluchtschool in de vrieskou / Open-air school in the freezing cold

from Nationaal Archief

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• tinamathis said:

  Amazing to see the same kind of desks and benches, used here in 1918, that we had in elementary school in Rotterdam during the 50s.

• Tess Moore said:

  Why were they having lessons in the cold? Was it an experiment to see if it improved teaching and learning, compared with being indoors? or perhaps there was no indoors?

• Nationaal Archief said:

  @ Corky: The idea of open-air schools goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. It was supposed that lessons in the open air would prevent the development of tuberculosis in children.

• Wim van der Groef said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Holland before the year 1920 / Nederland van vóór 1920, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• annet said:

  ik dacht: dit is duin-vegetatie, en dan een minuut zoeken en kwatta! www.iisg.nl/today/nl/11-12.php zelfde stoepje, zelfde kloeke struik..