{"id":1388,"date":"2022-07-27T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T10:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/?page_id=1388"},"modified":"2022-08-08T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T08:51:44","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column]<section class=\"hero-slider centered-text-slider  \"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"overlay \"><div class=\"background-image-holder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Vlaggen.jpg\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Vlaggen.jpg 937w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Vlaggen-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"container vertical-align\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center ebor-slider-content\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Experience freedom<\/h1>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"super-lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why an educational program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"super-lead\">For many years our Foundation has maintained a close connection with both the primary and secondary schools of the region. There are over 30 schools in the region that have adopted a grave of an American soldier, and the students have visited the American Cemetery at Margraten every year. When these students, ages 10 \u2013 15, walk around between the thousands of white crosses and Stars of David, they are all deeply impressed. Many students from the US, Germany and Belgium are also deeply impressed and interested in the stories. For some students, it becomes more personal when they realize that their own family members have fought in this war. They become more aware of the fact that we now live in freedom without suppression and in a democratic society. They also realize that many of the soldiers buried in Margraten were still in school when they joined the army. We hope that these children and students will return to Margraten with their parents, and in the future with their own children to keep the stories of our soldiers alive. It is necessary and important to tell the story about WWII and the American Cemetery at Margraten in order to keep this history alive. This is the main reason why our Foundation, in close cooperation with teachers, parents, historians and adopters, have asked Rob Essers (www.evisual.nl) to produce an educational video and an interactive website to reach this goal.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"super-lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\">You can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/InformatieEducatiefProgrammaUS.pdf\">this educational project here<\/a> (PDF) or visit the website &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beleefdevrijheid.eu\/\">Beleef de Vrijheid<\/a>&#8221; (in Dutch).<\/p>\n<p class=\"super-lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\">A special thanks to our sponsors:<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1392&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"text-block\"><div class=\"detail-line\"><\/div><h5>Laatste nieuws items<\/h5><\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-snippets-1\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"post-1553\" class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-1553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geen-categorie\">\n\t<div class=\"blog-snippet-1 image-snippet overlay\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-ambassadeur-Joe-Popolo-en-echtgenote-met-de-delegatie-uit-Margraten.jpg\" class=\"background-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-ambassadeur-Joe-Popolo-en-echtgenote-met-de-delegatie-uit-Margraten.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/US-ambassadeur-Joe-Popolo-en-echtgenote-met-de-delegatie-uit-Margraten-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"date alt-font uppercase\">28 juli 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Celebration of 250 years of American independence in The Hague<\/h5><p>The reception marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, held on Thursday 4 July 2026 in The Hague, celebrated the historic&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/celebration-of-250-years-of-american-independence-in-the-hague\/\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-1547\" class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-1547 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geen-categorie\">\n\t<div class=\"blog-snippet-1 image-snippet overlay\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/710058415_1301944762055233_6174441983444242049_n-740x1024.jpg\" class=\"background-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/710058415_1301944762055233_6174441983444242049_n-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/710058415_1301944762055233_6174441983444242049_n-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/710058415_1301944762055233_6174441983444242049_n.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"date alt-font uppercase\">19 juni 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>In Memoriam &#8211; Jacques Aussems<\/h5><p>On 22 May, the day of our annual adoption concert, our much-valued honorary board member Jacques Aussems passed away at the&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/in-memoriam-jacques-aussems\/\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-1507\" class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-1507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geen-categorie\">\n\t<div class=\"blog-snippet-1 image-snippet overlay\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1024x546.jpg\" class=\"background-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1536x818.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-2048x1091.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"date alt-font uppercase\">11 november 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Statement from the Foundation for the Adoption of Graves at the American Cemetery in Margraten in response to recent publications about the exhibition in the visitor center at the cemetery<\/h5><p>The adoption program in Margraten has been in existence for 80 years. All this time, the adopters have been commemorating and&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/statement-from-the-foundation-for-the-adoption-of-graves-at-the-american-cemetery-in-margraten-in-response-to-recent-publications-about-the-exhibition-in-the-visitor-center-at-the-cemetery\/\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12 text-center'><ul class='pagination'><li class='active'><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1388\/'>1<\/a><\/li> <li><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1388\/page\/2\/'>2<\/a><\/li> <li><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1388\/page\/3\/'>3<\/a><\/li> <li><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1388\/page\/13\/'><span aria-hidden='true'>\u00bb<\/span><span class='sr-only'>Next<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Why an educational program? 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