More About Race and Ethnicity Awareness Programme (REAP)

REAP (Students) Workshop

The 2-day REAP (Students) Workshop for upper- and post-secondary students aims to raise their self awareness and enhance their social competencies in terms of diversity awareness, mindsets and skills to interact and work in multi-ethnic settings.

The workshop is targeted at National Education representatives, student leaders, uniform-group leaders and student council members.

Since the commencement of the programme in September 2009, about 300 students have attended the REAP (Students) Workshop. The next workshop is scheduled on 15-16 March and 17-18 May 2012. Please refer to the updated REAP (Students) Workshop Brochure and the Application form attached for more details regarding the workshop. Application closes 3 weeks before commencement of workshop. More workshops will be conducted from July - November 2012.

REAP Training Workshop for Educators

The 2-day Workshop for upper- and post- secondary teachers raises awareness of key facts/features that surround commonly-discussed issues related to race and ethnicity and provides teachers with the knowledge and skills to tackle questions on racial and ethnicity issues and further enhance their roles as multicultural educators.

Participants will be introduced to models on multicultural engagement and hone their facilitation skills in a series of experiential activities. With discussions on case studies, educators from different schools can share their experiences. The diversity awareness activities for students discussions and Diversity Awareness Educator’s Kit will also be useful resources for teachers conducting classes on related issues and explorations on multi-culturalism in Singapore.

Please refer to the REAP (Educators) Workshop Brochure.