| On February 27, Belgian Queen Mathilde visited Sint-Jozef Coloma Primary School in Mechelen and there, she attended a working meeting in order to get information about the special KiVa method which is a scientific antibullying program that is successfully implemented in a growing number of schools. KiVa is a research-based antibullying program and it has been developed in the University of Turku, Finland. The program is financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. Kiva means kind or nice in Finnish. The program provides training and tools to teachers to help them deal with bullying and prevent it. (The Queen wore a new printed satin trousers by Dries Van Noten.) |
