Reactions from New Zealand

School: Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School

Contact: m.gastinger@ch.steiner.school.nz

Date: 5-31-2000

Kia Ora, Hallo!
Dear Students,

Thank you for your e-mail and your study on famous Belgium personalities. In our curriculum in art history we come across Breughel, Rubens, Van Eyck and Horta. But the other famous people from your country are not mentioned in our lessons. Sorry.

By the way, do you guys also have famous women? The list seems to be made up only by men. This would be another project.

Greetings from Down under, New Zealand. Have a good day.

Martin Gastinger, Teacher of History.

School: Hibiscus Coast Intermediate School Whangaparaoa

Contact: room4@hcis.school.nz

Date: 5-31-2000

Thanks for your email.  I checked your list of famous people.
Unfortunately, none of these are covered in our curriculum.  The reason is that we only have students from Years 7 and 8 at our school, Hibiscus Coast Intermediate.  History is taught as a small part of our social studies programme.  The topics therefore are limited and focus only on people
related to New Zealand history and heritage.

Kind regards
Basil Carryer
(Curriculum Leader-Social Studies, Hibiscus Coast Intermediate, Auckland,
New Zealand)

School: Hillmorton High Christchurch

Contact: coulbeck@hillmorton.school.nz

Date: 5-31-2000

Hello
My name is Kylie Coulbeck a teacher from Hillmorton High School who received your fax regarding famous Flanders people. Just to let you know after scanning the list of people you provided, we do not study them at this school or indeed do they appear in our history books or manuals. Sorry. All the best with your research.

School: Kelston Boys High Auckland

Contact: dechild_nz@yahoo.com.au 

Date: 11-8-2000

From Kelston Boys High School,New Zealand. Dear students,The only reference to Belgium in our history textbooks is in relation to the two World Wars.We do not study Belgium people.I hope this helps you with your research. 

David Child,History Teacher.