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who

Who take part on a First ID project

  • All children of a chosen year of a school take part.
  • All teachers of the same chosen year take part. They tell their owm story to their classes.
  • Employees of Rapucation give a workshop for teachers of the chosen year.
  • Some subjects play a special role in the First ID program. For example the writing of a personal story is supervised by the english teacher.
  • Employees of Rapucation give music lessons
  • employees of Rapucation supervise the program.
what

What are the issues that the First ID project addresses?

  • crude language
  • order Problems
  • due to illness of teachers lessons are not given
  • Conflicts between students
  • aggressive atmosphere


What can a school achieve with the First ID program?
The school climate improves by adherence to clear rules and clear classroom management. Because the students tell their stories at the outset of the program, they open themselves to each other. This creates a safe environment at school. Due to "The three lines" students are accountable for their words. Both by teachers and by peers.

how

How did the First ID program come about?

The music teachers Johan 't Hart and Peter van der Bosch noticed that cruce slang ivaded the classroom. The atmosphere was negatively affected. Watching language provided a good atmosphere. This discovery has been incorporatied in the First ID program

How do we use this discovery of "mind your language" in the First ID project?

In all classrooms of participating schools "the three lines" are visible.

where

Where is the First ID program implemented?
From 2007 In Amsterdam several pilots are preformed.
September 2012 three schools in Amsterdam start with the First ID program.
35 classes will join the program.

Where does the name Rapucation come from?
The name Rapucation is a combination of two words: Rap and education. Rapucation is a Foundation that has developed the First ID program.

why
Why does the First ID program has a great effect on the school climate?

  • The three lines provide a clear framework.
  • Teachers and students tell each other personal stories in this program. This introduction provides a good atmosphere.
  • The students work eight weeks on a representation. Unsuspected talents come forward in this representation .
Why choose the interdisciplinary First ID program
A teacher once typified a school as a battleship. The course of this battleship will only change if all concerned help to shift course in the same direction.

when

When is a First ID program successful?

If the coming years a school can continue with the skills gained during the program, a First ID program is succesful.

When can a First ID Project begin?

There are two start times in a the year:
1. At the start of a new school.
2. Halfway through the year, after Christmas.

Rapucation

Targets - mission

Do you recognize these problems? Rapucation is a foundation whose goal it is to improve the social climate an the school results on secondary schools. The main project of Rapucation is called First ID. At present, a number of schools in Amsterdam participate in this project. In the future, schools outside of Amsterdam can participate in this project. A First ID project lasts eight weeks and concludes with a presentation. Are you interested? Please contact our project manager Wietske Tijssen.

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Watch the most recent First ID presentation

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First ID presentation of  College de Meer november 2011

Meester Kanamori

Als onderdeel van zijn reis door Nederland bezoekt Meester Kanamori Rapucation. De klas V1b van het Pieter Nieuwland College zal op hun eigen school voor hem een voorstelling geven . Binnenkort volgt informatie over het bestellen van kaarten.

Responses from teachers on First ID