Beertje's school went to Ypres
Beertje's school has switched their traditional year 5- year 6 trip from a stay in the woods to a 4-day trip around Yper and Flanders Fields and the sea. I think that is a wonderful switch. Beforehand they've learned plenty about the First World War which Kabouter never did and they visited Ypres, attended the Last Post, visited the trenches, war musea and also nature reserves and spent half a day at the beach. They must have had a ball. And I'm glad they learned more about remembrance and our history. Unfortunately for me, that trip overlapped with my quick rush to Canada. (and combined with my ill return, it feels I've not spent time with Beertje for a full 3 weeks. Fortunately the autumn vacation we just had made up for that).
