cultural diversity: holland amanda fullam child development september 2012 1

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Cultural Diversity:HOLLAND

Amanda FullamChild DevelopmentSeptember 2012

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Objectives I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

I. Surviving below sea levelII. What it looks like today

IV. A Child’s PerspectiveIV. Her typical dayV. Her interests and favorite

III. The Dutch CultureI. A Dutch greeting kissII. Famous Dutch Cheese & BeerIII. The Dutch Royal Family

II. The Industry that drives the cultureI. Glass greenhouses and vertical growthII. Horticulture and Agriculture

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I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

Holland is approximately the size

of Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan combined.

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I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

More than half of Holland is below sea level

I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

The Dutch and their ancestors have been working to hold back water and reclaim land

from the North Sea for over 2000 years.

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A modern day ‘dike’ or dam that holds back the North Sea.

I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

The Dutch build canals as roadways to hold water.Their windmills pump water through the canal

system to keep the land from flooding.

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I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

Windmills of yesterday have been replaced by diesel and natural gas

pumps.

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I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

Today the Windmills remain part of the

landscape as historical

monuments.

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I. Holland: Terrain and Landscape

Today canals are an important part of the Dutch culture

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II. The Industry that Drives the Culture

Agriculture and Horticulture

The Dutch build glass greenhouses to produce plants and vegetables all year long.

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II. The Industry that Drives the Culture

The Dutch mastered hydroponic vertical growth.

This allows for more produce per square foot.

The Dutch export more than 90% of their produce.

More than 80% of Europe’s produce use comes from Holland.

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II. The Industry that Drives the Culture

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III. The Dutch Culture

The Dutch greeting for

family and friends is a triple

kiss.

It goes from cheek to cheek,

starting on the right cheek

(of the person being kissed)

then left, then right again.

Women kiss women and

men.

Men kiss women.

The DutchKiss

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III. The Dutch Culture

Famous Dutch Cheeses

GOUDAEDAMALKMAAR

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III. The Dutch Culture

Famous Dutch Beer

GROLSCHDUVELHEINEKEN

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III. The Dutch Culture

Dutch Royal Family

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III. A Child’s Perspective

Goede dag, hallo (hello), my name is Nienke

I live in Amsterdam which is in the Netherlands, a small

northern country in Europe, where we speak Dutch.

Even though the name of our country is the

Netherlands, many people call it Holland.

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III. A Child’s PerspectiveI live in a house on a canal near a dike. A dike is like a wall that keeps the sea

water from flooding back onto the land.

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III. A Child’s PerspectiveOn weekdays I wake up at 7:00, get dressed, then eat breakfast. For breakfast I usually eat rolls with jam, cheese and boiled eggs. After breakfast I walk to school with my brother Edwin. I have to be at school by 8:30. I have a lunch break in the middle of the day. I bring a ham and cheese sandwich, an apple, and a carton of milk (chocolate is my favorite). I get out of school at 2:30.

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III. A Child’s Perspective

Dutch is the main language in Holland. Many children in Holland speak two languages besides Dutch, usually English and German or French. I speak Dutch and English. I study English in school

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III. A Child’s PerspectiveI love the holidays. My favorite is Easter because I love decorating eggs. I also like to look for the chocolate eggs and other candies that my parents hide in our yard. My favorite Easter game is eiertikken (eh-yer-TIK-ken). How we play it is we bump decorated Easter eggs together and see who's breaks first.

Another holiday I like is St. Nick's Day. Every December 5th Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) and his helper, Zwarte Piet, give presents to children.

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III. A Child’s Perspective

Most Netherlanders wear clothing that is the same as people wear in the United States and Canada. People on farms and in fishing villages sometimes wear klompen, which are the famous Dutch wooden shoes. Even though the shoes are noisy, they protect our feet from damp earth better than leather shoes do. We never wear our wooden shoes in our homes. We leave them outside and change into leather shoes.

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III. A Child’s Perspective

I hope you enjoyed learning about Holland.

Tot ziens (good bye)

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