Starting from scratch was the Dr. G. A. Wumkes-Skoalle in the Frisian village of Joure refugee children in the classroom. They are only just in the country and do not speak a word of Dutch. More and more schools are looking for ways to give these foreign children as possible lesson. ,, We are a newbie in this field. “
Driftig writes the Syrian Samraa words in a workbook. Miss Judith watching patiently. ,, Neat, ‘nods them. Around her are four girls. Three of the girls have come as refugees from Syria, one has after seven years with her Mongolian mother joined. Since a few weeks, they sit at the Dr. GA Wumkesskoalle in Joure. Children who no word speak Dutch Correction:. Because talked sit every day for 1 hour with Miss Judith separately to get the language to master ,, It works not to have a conversation with them, ” says a teaching assistant,… , we are trying above all to increase their vocabulary. Fortunately, they pick it surprisingly well. “
The school has no experience with foreign children. On the school run mainly blonde little faces around. ,, We are as green as grass, ” barrel director Jan de Boer together. Across the country, schools often have to deal with new students who do not speak the language.
The organization Lowan, which supports education for newcomers constantly getting calls from managers. How are they teaching kids who do not speak Dutch? How do they get the kids so far that they simply can compete in the classroom? What teaching methods can they use? ,, We notice that more and more schools, struggling ” observes Marieke Postma. In late January 5633 were foreign children in primary schools. It involves students from refugee centers, but also newcomers from Eastern European countries, for example.
The high schools were on October 1, 2014 6401 newcomers. Especially the number of refugee children is steadily increasing. To illustrate: in 2013 reported 16 477 asylum seekers at the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA). Last year later there were already 29,790. The expectation is that the number continues to increase.
All municipalities are required to accommodate a certain number of newcomers. If children come along, which should go to school. In some regions are special schools for foreign students. They sit there for about a year to get the Dutch language to master. When they are ready, they go to a normal school. Elsewhere, those schools for newcomers are not within reach. The children come in like normal schools.
Fortunately, the good with the newcomers in Joure. They play with their classmates, laughing, sitting on the monkey bars. Do they communicate with hands and feet. ,, Yes, they look happy. According to us it is okay with them, ” said De Boer. What the children have experienced in their homeland? No idea. Or they went to school? No idea. Internal supervisor Anneke trying to make a plan to get children on the right level. That’s scan, because the school does not know what they can already do.
,, We think they went to school, because they can count pretty good, ” said De Boer. Over their past is not spoken. ,, To prevent shoot them in the stress. ” It is an opinion of social workers who work with refugees. ,, The first schools must provide a safe environment, ” reads the opinion of Postma. ,, If they speak better Dutch, usually around 30 weeks, they will come with their stories. Then they are ready to tell about it. ” And so the focus Wumkesskoalle that safe environment and learning the language. Only the youngest of the newcomers, probably the 7-year-old Bashir – “we know the ages not sure ‘- is not in the separate language classroom. He gets in Group 2 every day for half an hour only lesson from Miss Janny. The four girls learn from the books of Group 3, there Bashir begins next school year.
He can express himself hard in Dutch, frustrates Bashir. ,, Sometimes he pulls back and slips a tear on his cheek, ” said Miss Janny. But faster than the boy she is now trying to brush, can not, as taught visiting the international school. ,, I so want him to be happy and may come along. But I do not want to fast. It was good to hear that we are doing well. “” And Bashir, who picks every day new things. Clean ,, all, ” he says dryly as only the teacher and the reporter still in the classroom. The teacher laughs. ,, Oh, I always tell them. “
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