SCHOOL OF DECAYAt the end of the 19th century, education in this village was limited to the municipa
SCHOOL OF DECAYAt the end of the 19th century, education in this village was limited to the municipal boys’ school. Around the turn of the century, the clergy decided that there was a need for education for girls. In order to organize this, the monastic community “Daughters of Wisdom” was ordered from the Netherlands to set up a small monastery on a piece of land made available by the municipality. Local farmers brought the materials by horse and cart and around 1908 the new school was a fact. The school had a nursery section for boys and girls and a primary education section for girls up to 14 years of age. Successive reforms in education ensured that the two schools merged in the late 1970s. The old monastery building became vacant. Today there are plans to build a completely new school on the site. The old monastery building will be restored and integrated into the new school complex and will mainly provide space for the administration and management. -- source link
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