Kick-off of the 2021-2022 school year

On Wednesday, August 25, about 150 employees of non-profit organizations KSD (Diest), HHH (Leuven), KorHA (Halle) and KatOBA (Brussels) together gave the ‘kick-off’ of the 2021-2022 school year.

In the beautiful setting of the Message Chapel in Heverlee, guest speaker Bruno Vanobbergen (director of the Flemish Agency for Growing Up and formerly Commissioner for Children’s Rights) gave a testimony from his professional and other experiences with the upbringing of children and young people. The guideline for this lecture was the book ‘Het Kind, (g)een handleiding’ written by him. He drew particular attention to respecting the integrity of every child and breaking free of stereotyping and labelling. He also argued in favor of not avoiding themes that could be sensitive: without friction there is no shine. Each school team received a copy that will be made available to staff in the staff room.

After an exchange of experiences and best practices between different school teams, the ‘kick-off’ was concluded with a prayer celebration.

Het Kind, (g)een handleiding: an inspiring testimony of Bruno Vanobbergen