‘It was one of the best training sessions that Metro North has presented….’ (Metro North, 2009)
Teacher Feedback
I really cannot wait to start- I want all my children to be Grade 1 ready at the end of this year.
Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015
Before the workshop I thought (that) I knew how to teach or introduce my lessons, but now I know that I was not doing justice to my learners. I took them for granted ... as if (they would) very easily understand my instructions.
Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (January, 2013)
Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...
Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016
'Definitely exceeded my expectations. I see that the BCP can have far reaching consequences if implemented optimally. We were told the how and why of implementation rather than the what.' (Metro Central, 2012)
Central Training 2012
‘BCP is foundational to a child's learning. It is the building blocks on which all other concepts are built. A concept needs to be fully understood by a child before a new concept can be taught. We often rush children's learning due to time constraints which is not correct.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)
The programme is explicitly linked to the South African curriculum (NCS) and references issues which are confronted by all teachers and challenges of ‘laying foundational’ thinking.’