Logo Le Roy tuin, de ecokathedraal van Heerenveen

Ecocathedralen: waar plant, dier en mens samenwerken...
... en waar ruimte de tijd krijgt, en tijd de ruimte

Practical lesson for Aeres VMBO Heerenveen students in the Le Roy garden

Students from Aeres VMBO Heerenveen are stacking a new border using the stones from an uneven walking path in the Le Roy garden.
Students from Aeres VMBO Heerenveen are stacking a new border using the stones from an uneven walking path in the Le Roy garden.

Master builders in training: students from Aeres VMBO Heerenveen had another practical lesson this week in the Le Roy Garden and the garden of the Heerenveen Apostolic Society, our neighbors with whom we collaborate frequently.

After a brief explanation by master builder Peter Wouda about how the Le Roy garden is managed, the students rolled up their sleeves under the guidance of teacher Claas Frankena. Among other things, they removed an uneven section of the walking path and used the salvaged stones to stack a new border. In some places, they also ensured the path was easily passable again by pruning overhanging branches.
A great way to introduce future green space managers to natural management!

Ecocathedrals curriculum

Ateliers Majeur offers a lesson program on ecocathedrals for pupils in primary school grades 6 through 8, and for all pupils in secondary education. Visit the Ateliers Majeur website for more information.

Aeres VMBO Heerenveen students Ecocathedral course Le Roy Garden Heerenveen Teacher Claas Frankena guides the students of Aeres VMBO Heerenveen in stacking structures in the Le Roy Garden in Heerenveen.

Want to help out?

Would you like to work as a volunteer on the Heerenveen ecocathedral? You can!
Get in touch , and we'll see what you like and what you can do.
Or come by sometime on a Wednesday morning. We are often working there then.

Agenda

31 Oct 02026;
13:00 - 16:30
TIJD-symposium 02026

The stage is yours!

Located in the Le Roy Garden is a small, atmospheric open-air theatre with a capacity of approximately 80 visitors. It is ideal for staging small performances of singing, recitation, music, theatre... Email or call us and inquire about the possibilities.

thumb open-air theater le roy garden

Guided tour or lecture on ecocathedrals?

Would you like a guided tour of the Le Roy Garden, or a lecture on ecocathedrals? Please contact us. You can do so by email or by phone at 06-24573020 .

Donate stones?

Do you have any stones left over and would you like to donate them to the Le Roy garden? Please contact us first, so you can immediately find out whether (and if so, where) you can bring the stones. Bringing (or collecting) material without prior notice is therefore not permitted.

tiles NK tile removing in ecocathedral Heerenveen

 

See also:

Other long-term art projects

Various artists have been inspired in one way or another by the long term, also known as cathedral thinking. A number of interesting examples:

  1. The Letters of Utrecht (02000 - as long as there are Saturdays): a poem that is written letter by letter every Saturday in the city center of Utrecht using stones.
  2. The Time Pyramid of Manfred Laber in Wemdinge, Germany
  3. The Future Library (02014 - 02114) of Katie Paterson in Oslo, Denmark.
  4. The Longplayer at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, a musical piece that lasts 100 years and has been playing since January 1, 2000.
  5. The Tropfenstein machine (01996–02496) with which a stalactite is made in a museum in Hamburg.

" For a proper understanding of what is written, it must always be borne in mind that when nature is mentioned, natural processes are *always* meant, but never nature in its temporary form ." Louis G. Le Roy ( 1924 - 2012 )

" When we build, let us remember that we are building for eternity. Let it not be for present pleasure, nor for present use only; let it be such a work that our descendants will be grateful to us for it ." John Ruskin (1819–1900)