Children's Municipal Council

The Hilversum children's council consists of children from group 7 and 8 of the primary schools in Hilversum. The children come up with their own plan and implement it. The children are assisted in this by the municipality. There is also a children's mayor.

Every school year there is a new children's council
There are students from group 7 and 8 of primary schools in Hilversum in the children's council
The children themselves choose a children's mayor from among themselves
A children's council remains for 1 school year. From September to June
The children come up with their own plan to implement during their council term. A budget of € 8000 is available for this. The municipality helps the children implement their plan
The children's council is present at various events such as the arrival of Sinterklaas, King's Day and the commemoration of the dead on May 4
Sometimes the children are asked for an opening, a unveiling or as a jury. The children are regularly asked to participate in discussions about current topics. The coordinator of the registry weighs up these requests and sees whether they are suitable for the children's council and whether there is room for it.

Meeting

The children meet on average 8 times for meetings. Usually on Wednesday afternoon
In the meetings, the children get to know each other and local politics
The children practice with, for example, making decisions and having discussions

News

Guest lessons in the classroom (2022-2023)

The children's council of Hilversum had this school year as a plan: Guest lessons in the classroom, for all groups 7/8 of the Hilversum primary schools. In a short time they arranged 26 guest teachers, together good for more than 52 guest lessons. "We think this is the best for Hilversum and the primary schools. Then you can find out what you like and maybe want to become later. Then you also do things and you don't just learn from a book!" (Inventors of the plan, Elsa and Douwe, Avonturijn).

All primary schools invited

The children's council invited all Hilversum primary schools to book 1 or 2 guest lessons until the summer holidays. At least 12 schools took up the offer. Together they booked 20 guest lessons. A planner, a furniture maker of things that would otherwise be thrown away, a child and youth psychotherapist, a forest ranger, a family and juvenile law lawyer, an architect and a journalist from the youth news were asked to give a guest lecture, among others.

Plan

2023: Guest lessons in the classroom for all Hilversum primary schools
2022: A barefoot path
2020: Your own work of art, which symbolizes 75 years of freedom
2018: Insect hotels built and hung in Kerkelanden
2017: A campaign to quickly and easily report unsafe traffic situations

Children's mayor

The children's mayor has additional tasks and assists the mayor with ceremonial tasks, for example with:

The arrival of Sinterklaas
Laying a wreath during the commemoration of death
King's day

The children's mayor is regularly asked to participate in campaigns. Think of award ceremonies, interviews for radio or newspaper or contributions to a promotional video. The coordinator of the registry checks whether this suits the children's mayor and whether there is room for it.

The children's mayor is also welcome at the national day for children's mayors.