BEYOND BRUGES EDUBOX

Legends Tours, a Bruges-based organisation of storytellers, designed a three-part lesson series that uses Bruges' rich history to get pupils thinking about contemporary and future social issues, with the financial support of Bruges 2030.

The Beyond Bruges Edubox contains a clear workbook, an innovative app and a board game. It incorporates research on story credibility, virtual and real excursions, and an engaging workshop that turns the knowledge gained into research questions that pupils then submit to artificial intelligence. Bruges 2030 offered financial support, networking and visibility.

In this project we see a lot of pillars of ‘the art of Conversation’ coming together, not least the link between heritage, art, culture and social issues, as well as attention to innovative ways of cultural education. The pupils recognise the patterns that emerged in our history, take note of how they manifest themselves again today and test the conclusions they draw for the future. Result? A complete example of how innovative methodologies can creatively visualise a city's heritage and thus step into education. The project has been tested and is resonating well with both teachers and pupils.