Comenius Project

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Comenius Project

• CDO KORTRIJK
• Scheutistenlaan 8
• 8500 Kortrijk
• Belgium
• Tel. [phone]Fax [phone]
• www.cdokortrijk.be

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Belgium (Western Europe, bordering the North
Sea, between France and the Netherlands)
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Belgium the general view

• It has 32 545 km2
• Brussels is the capital
• There are about 10,5 million people in Belgium
• National embleme

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Did you know ???

• Belgium has 3 official languages French, Dutch
  and German.
• The saxophone was invented in Belgium
• bij Adolph Sax in 1846.
• There are more castles per square mile in Belgium
  than anywhere in the world.
• The famous statue of Manneke Pis
• is found in Brussels.

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• Belgian endive was accidentally discovered by a
  Belgian farmer in 1830.
• Belgium produces 172 000 tons of chocolate per
  year in over 2130 chocolate shops.
• There are over 400 different types of beer in
  Belgium.

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Climate in Belgium

• Mild winters
• Cool summers
• Rainy
• Humid
• Cloudy

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Traditional dishes
Mussels
Belgian fries
Endive
Waffles
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Asparagus "a la Flamande" White asparagus served
with a creamy sauce and eggs.
Carbonades A beef stew cooked in Belgian brown
beer.
Smoutebollen Fried pastry served hot at fairs
festivals. Peolpe of all ages adore them.
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Speculoos Delicious cookies made in December and
throughout the year in various shapes, available
at good bakery shops.
Waterzooi This soup-as-a-meal dish, with chicken
or sometimes fish, is a delicacy from Ghent.
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Famous Belgian people
Rene Magritte was a surrealist painter
Kim Clijsters and Justine Hennin, 2 tennis
champions
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, hollywood actor
James ensor, expressionist and surrealist painter
Jacques Brel, musician
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Tourism

• In our country every tourist can find something
  for
• him-/herself.
• Here a few pictures to illustrate this statement
• Brussels the capital

Grand place
Town Hall
Manneken Pis
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Atomium
European Parliament

• Bruges Venice of the north

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• Durbuy the smallest city in Belgium

• Antwerp diamond district

• Ghent

Gravensteen castle
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• Belgian coast

• The Ardennes the countryside

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The city of Kortrijk
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What to do in Kortrijk?
Sightseeing
The Beguinage
Town Hall
Broeltorens
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Belfry
Our Ladys Church
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Entertainment

• Going to the movies
• Bowling
• Skatebowl
• Sports

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Our school
We are a vocational institution. We are a
centre for part-time education. Age of pupils
between 15 and 20 years
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The school system
Part-time vocational education
2 days of vocational training at school 3
days of training at the work place
5 days of training
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Different classes
shopkeeper hotel and catering
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Care (aged and ill persons)
Plasterer
Construction
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Painter
Wood
Gardener
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Garage - coach-work
Electricity
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Lift-truck, warehouse clerk
Plumber
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Textile
Wire drawing
Welder-assembler
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Cookery classes
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Classes shop-keeping
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Computer room
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Sports
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In the class
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