Remembering occurs in the municipality of Tholen generally on small-scale way (except 2013) often in the form of a wreath laying or something like that. In the village of Sint-maartensdijk was at the time the damage is relatively limited. For example, in the neighbouring villages there were many more victims. This makes the attention for commemorating in the village where the school is smaller. Children are invited. These are often activities without compulsory participation and usually outside of school hours.
3. Is there control from the Government on this topic and if so in what way?
Rural Government
In Netherlands is freedom of establishment of education. That is to say that schools should inform the meaning curriculum. The Government does provide global nuclear targets to which the content of education must meet.
On the subject of "struggle against the water" is in "core goal 48" (orientation on yourself and the world, space) reported: children learn about the measures that were taken in the Netherlands be/habitation of areas threatened by water.
In core purpose 53 (Orientation on yourself and the world, time) is reported: the students learn about the important historical events in Dutch history and can connect with the world history sample intervals.
In addition, there is the so-called canon of Netherlands, the North Sea flood of 1953 is one of the 50 historical topics covered in the Dutch history teaching should be on the agenda.
To sum up, there is the fight against the flood control, and water are topics that should be covered, however the content is free.
Provincial and municipal government
In the province of Zeeland and the municipality of Tholen is attention to the commemoration of the flood disaster. This is often in the form of subsidized projects such as exhibitions, memorial services, expenditure of books or other media. Schools are free to participate.
In our region the dykes are currently weighted down and increased. The children of the higher groups are submitted by the contractors invited to the working visit. On the one hand as