Metro Central Training: Western Cape Department of Education 2014

Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 09:00 to Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 16:00

Part of the Project

Metro Central Education District, Cape Town

Target Group: Grade R, Grade 1, and Learning Support Teachers

Number of participants: 25

Dates: 18, 21, 23, 25 October 2014

For more information: Contact Thandiwe Klaas (see email address below).

Note: Training is open to teachers from Metro Central only.

Click here for an electronic survey from training

Documents

Summary of teachers' evaluation of training

Email

tklaas@westerncape.gov.za

The Basic Concepts Programme is basically the same as Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development. It is a way of teaching… it gives individuals a way to structure their thinking and reasoning.

Mitchell's Plain Primary School, November 2015

It made me look at my teaching in a different way. I am excited to implement what I have learnt.

Metro Central Education District, March 2014

‘It is an excellent programme. Just a pity that not all reception year educators are exposed to the training. My understanding of the programme- it is developed to systematically mediate concepts so that learners are guided to develop an understanding and so that learning is meaningful.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Training Feedback

The emphasis on language throughout the programme helps to develop learners' understanding of concepts and expand their vocabulary. The BCP stops learners from guessing, it gives them more structure and develops their cognitive functioning.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July 2013)

‘Although I have been teaching Grade R for 23 years... I have learnt so much over the past 2 weeks and have already seen a change in most of my learners.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Teacher Feedback