Mariaschool winner of the third Children's municipal council West Maas en Waal
The Children’s Council meeting was held on May 16 in the presence of more than 130 fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, brothers, sisters, council members, and other interested members of the public in the gallery.
It was an exciting meeting. The young council members needed three rounds of voting to reach a decision. The winning project is “Groep 8 zorgt” from De Mariaschool in Boven-Leeuwen. This year’s theme was “More fun together.”
Game afternoons with seniors
The students at De Mariaschool want to organize a fun morning or afternoon of games through their “Groep 8 zorgt” initiative. This is intended for seniors in our community. They will play games at the St. Elisabeth care center “
” in Beneden-Leeuwen, the St. Barbara care center in Dreumel at Kulturhus D’n Dulper in Boven-Leeuwen. The elementary school students will visit the care centers. At D’n Dulper, they’re collaborating with the “Cooking with Seniors” project. The afternoon there will conclude with a game of bingo.
€ 5.000,-
The students were presented with a check for €5,000 by the chair of the City Council meeting, Mayor Vincent van Neerbos. The project will be implemented as soon as possible.
On Thursday, May 16, the municipality of West Maas en Waal, in collaboration with ProDemos - House for Democracy and the Rule of Law - organized the third Children's municipal council. 40 students from five primary schools participated in this project. The students spent the entire afternoon preparing for the actual council meeting.
The Children's City Council is organized at the request of the municipal council aims to involve children more in political decision-making. By allowing them to engage with politics firsthand, the students have gained an understanding of how politics works and how municipal decisions are made.
