Basta is based on the premise that children play truant because they feel they have lost control. They want to learn, but are prevented from doing so by problems at home and a school environment that does not meet their demands.

Truants can take part in the project instead of having to pay a fine. Basta is based on the premise that children play truant because they feel they have lost control. They want to learn, but are prevented from doing so by problems at home and a school environment that does not meet their demands. For this reason Basta also involves parents or guardians.

Basta is a compulsory course of sixty hours spread over three weeks. This is followed by a voluntary follow-up course lasting a further ten weeks. The compulsory sixty hours are divided into the following modules:

The first three modules map out the initial situation. Truants follow individual study programmes in which motivation is key. This is achieved with practical and creative activities including sport, cookery and drama.

At the end of the compulsory course almost all participants also take part in the voluntary ten-week follow-up course. During the supplementary Job Orientation module they discover what kind of job or educational course will suit them best and how to successfully complete a course.

STEK, Organisatie voor Jeugdzorg
Cas Smulders

05/08/2003

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Urban Policy > Social inclusion & integration

Education