{"id":1586,"date":"2025-01-16T20:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/?page_id=1586"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:11:14","slug":"blue-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/en\/leven-in-den-helder\/blue-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1586\" class=\"elementor elementor-1586\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa78871 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5aa78871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7262eb01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7262eb01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blue Schools: sustainable and maritime education<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5848aa77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5848aa77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Den Helder and water are inextricably linked. Our city, surrounded by water on three sides, draws strength from this unique location. Water is not only part of our environment but also of our daily lives \u2013 from our climate and our economy to our culture. It&#039;s in our DNA.<\/p><p>With its Blue Schools initiative, Den Helder demonstrates how this maritime identity can be a source of inspiration for education. This innovative program offers schools, from primary to vocational schools, the opportunity to connect students with &quot;ocean literacy&quot;: understanding and appreciating the role of the oceans in our lives. It&#039;s education with impact, for a sustainable future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3162f351 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3162f351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bdc95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17bdc95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blue-schools-offshore-experience.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7407\" alt=\"Blue School students make their own windmill\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6124cad3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6124cad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140a8973 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"140a8973\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394c0b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"394c0b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7412\" alt=\"Students at Schools by the Sea at Vonk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/denhelder.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/leerlingen-krijgen-les-waterwijsheid.jpg 1924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46efd922 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46efd922\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fef163 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79fef163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education that connects<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5750e5f9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5750e5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Blue Schools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfc9ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cfc9ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Blue Schools concept revolves around a powerful idea: every school, wherever it is in the world, is connected to the ocean. Seas and oceans play a crucial role in the ecological balance and health of our planet. Blue Schools helps students understand this and encourages them to think and act more sustainably.<\/p><p><strong>Preparing students for the future<\/strong><br \/>This initiative offers schools concrete tools to raise awareness of the impact of human activities on the oceans. With a maritime focus, they learn about sustainability and environmental awareness, essential in a world where climate change and nature conservation are becoming increasingly important.<\/p><p><b>An international network<br \/><\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-8f8c7c6 );\">Blue Schools operates not only locally but also globally. Schools share knowledge, teaching methods, and programs with international partners. This ensures that Dutch schools\u2014and specifically those in Den Helder\u2014remain leaders in ocean-focused sustainable education.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78094c26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78094c26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260b1d71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"260b1d71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f930a76 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f930a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unique opportunities for young people<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344dad80 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"344dad80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Den Helder; Leader in maritime education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5138fbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5138fbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Den Helder breathes the sea. Here, the Blue Schools bridge the gap between education and the maritime world. Young people discover the many opportunities in the region, such as sustainable fishing, working for the Royal Netherlands Navy, or contributing to innovative offshore technology. Thanks to this connection, students not only gain knowledge about their surroundings but also about their own potential.<\/p><p><strong>Collaboration for greater impact<\/strong><\/p><p>The power of Blue Schools lies in collaboration. Schools collaborate with local partners, such as museums and businesses, to develop inspiring programs. Think of:<\/p><ul><li>Sharing teaching materials on maritime topics.<\/li><li>Excursions, such as a visit to a fishing boat for primary school pupils.<\/li><li>Organizing region-wide activities, coordinated by an initiating school.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">This approach reduces the workload for teachers and offers students a rich learning experience. 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