Kees Boeke (educator)
Cornelis "Kees" Boeke (born September 29, 1884 in Alkmaar , † July 3, 1966 in Abcoude ) was a Dutch educationalist .
Life
Boeke studied at the University of London . Together with Helene Stöcker and Wilfred Wellock , he founded “Paco” ( Peace in Esperanto ) in Bilthoven in 1921 , later War Resisters' International (WRI). In 1926 he set up the reform school Werkplaats Kindergemeenschap in Bilthoven near Utrecht , which was inspired, among other things, by the ideas of the Quakers , and which he headed until 1954. Three children of Queen Juliana were also taught here at times, including Beatrix , who later became Queen of the Netherlands .
Boeke developed the concept of sociocracy , which is used in Iederwijs schools , among others .
Works
- De Vergetenen (1920)
- Songs in writing (1923)
- Children's Community (1934)
- A children's community in Holland (1935)
- Vernieuwde leiding voor het schoolkind (1945)
- Kindergemeenschappen (1946)
- Redelijke ordening van de mensengemeenschap (1946)
Adaptations
His ideas and theses have been the subject of several documentaries.
- Cosmic Zoom (1968), based on the book "Cosmic View"
- Powers of Ten (1977)
- A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe (1968)
Web links
- Kees Boeke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Boeke, Cornelis (1884–1966) (edited article in the Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland , Dutch)
- Cosmic View - The Universe in Forty Jumps - Book by Kees Boeke (1957)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boeke, Cornelis (1884-1966). Instituut voor Nederlands Geschiedenis, January 12, 2009, accessed July 18, 2010 (Dutch).
- ↑ Kees Boeke: Sociography. Retrieved July 18, 2010 .
- ^ De school van Beatrix. Retrieved July 18, 2010 (Dutch).
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SURNAME | Boeke, Kees |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boeke, Cornelis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch educator |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1884 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alkmaar |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 1966 |
Place of death | Abcoude |