Welcome to the

Children's Newspaper

Discover the history of Curaçao through the murals of Muraya Kontadó at Sint Franciscus College.

18 stories
1 island
4 languages

Bon bini!

Welcome to Muraya Kontadó, the digital children's newspaper of Sint Franciscus College in Curaçao. On the wall of our school, 18 murals tell the history of our island, from the first inhabitants to The Blue Wave. Here you can read those stories in Papiamentu, Dutch, English and Spanish. Take the quiz, find the words, color in a picture and listen to the stories of the wall. Have fun, and pass it on: Di Kòrsou pa Mundu!

Choose your journey through history

Click a topic, read the story, do the quiz and discover more!

1 The first inhabitants The Archaic and Ceramic Indigenous peoples. Read more

2 New people, new times The Spaniards, the Dutch and the Jewish community. Read more

3 Slavery, resistance and freedom The slave trade, Tula and the abolition of slavery. Read more

4 People who made history Pedro Luis Brión, the April murders and Giovanni Abath. Read more

5 Curaçao changes The Isla refinery, the Charter, Trinta di Mei and 10-10-10. Read more

6 Curaçao on the world map Ozzie Albies, Andruw Jones and The Blue Wave. Read more

Games and quizzes Quizzes, word searches and spot the difference. Go to the games Digital coloring pages Color them on your phone or tablet, or print them. Start coloring Listening corner Listen to the stories of the wall. Start listening For teachers Worksheets, quizzes with answers and coloring pages to print. Go to the teachers' corner

A project of Sint Franciscus College in Curaçao

At Sint Franciscus College stands the wall Muraya Kontadó: murals that tell the history of Curaçao. With this digital newspaper the school shares those stories with the whole world: Di Kòrsou pa Mundu.