Companies jump in on national strike day
As with previous strikes, various organizations are now responding to the national education strike of 15 March. For example, radio broadcaster 3FM is holding a 'friends shelter' in Breda with free workshops and music performances. NLdoet calls on parents and students to roll up their sleeves.
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The makers of 3FM support the strike, the website says. Anyone who does not receive lessons due to the strike can come to the skate park Pier 15 in Breda for the special 'friends shelter' by 3FM DJ Sander Hoogendoorn.
Toddlers, preschoolers, pupils and students are welcome that day for free activities. For example, actress Abbey Hoes will give acting workshops, singer Douwe Bob will perform, there will be a reading morning for toddlers and the kids from Children for Children will give a dance workshop. In the meantime, 3FM keeps in touch with the Malieveld and invites teachers and politicians to discuss the problems in education.
Useful
NLdoet traditionally organizes its DIY days in March, in which many schools always participate. One of the two days is due March 15. “We were surprised by the strike, but also knew that we were not going to reschedule our day,” says Marinka Peerdemann of NLdoet. The organization is now calling on parents and students to volunteer and spend the day 'usefully'. "Many schools have a job to do, for example planting school vegetable gardens or cleaning the square."
Pupils from secondary schools or students from MBO, HBO or WO can roll up their sleeves themselves. NLdoet in Pijnacker already called on Facebook: 'not a lesson, but a visiting address' where students are encouraged to visit 'vulnerable' villagers for a cup of coffee or a pot of Rummikub. Peerdemann: “This way, students can spend their day useful. Teachers who do not go to The Hague can also do a job in the neighborhood. ”
Sportive
Sports challenge can also be found on March 15. Enjoy & Perform, which organizes events, wants students between the ages of 5 and 13 at the Almere Hockey Club. For 35 euros, the children are covered for a morning and afternoon. The call says: 'The teachers are going to strike, then we are going to have fun'.
Also the Teylers Museum in Haarlem responds to the strike and holds an extra workshop 'making prints' on 15 March. Children can join for free from 11.00am and get started with ink rollers, making lines and drawing. There are also workshops in the Kweekcafé in the same city as the museum. From 9.30 am, children can participate in a craft workshop with waste or make-up.
In Limburg, Bergemo has announced that they will 'not be on strike' on 15 March and that all 'riders' with their brothers and sisters can come to the management for a day of activities. On Facebook let them know that they are still looking for volunteers.
