Northern Cape Project (Phase 1, 2019-2020): Visit Three to John Taolo Gaetsewe

Monday, August 19, 2019 - 08:00 to Friday, August 23, 2019 - 12:00

Part of the Project

The Northern Cape Project (2018 - 2024): Reaching All Grade R Learners

Third Visit to the Project:

The purpose of the visit is to extend and deepen the project that was initiated in February 2019.

The teachers will receive the last two days of training and be exposed to the fith and sixth conceptual domains of the programme: Number and Letter.

Refer below for more details about the forthcoming training.

Date: 19 + 20 August 2019

Time: 8:00 - 16:30

Place: Da Vinci Lodge, 10-18 Springbok Street, Kuruman

Number of teachers: 41

Number of District Officials: 3 (JTG) + 2 (Frances Baard)

Number of Provincial Officials: 3

Number of Volunteers: 2

Support and mentoring visits to the teachers will be initiated immediately after the training on the 21st to the 23rd of August.

The main purpose of the visit is to assist teachers with the application of the new and current domains inside their classes as well as to motivate the newly trained teacher-mediators.

The visits will be lead by district and provincial officials as well as by the project team leaders.

Community volunteers will accompany the class visitors on their mentoring visits - they will continue to receive on-site training to provide additional support to the teachers.

The teachers will resume with the systematic implementation of the programme after the visit.

Documents

Report 3 -JTG

Email

mvulalebona@gmail.com

Thank you Louis for you dedication and enthusiasm. We need our teachers to be enthused with a love of children and a passion for mediating to our learners. God Bless.

Metro Central (2013): Training

I have never been to such a training. I was motivated and I can't wait to implement at the ECD and I hope I'll be doing my best!

Northern Cape Project (Phase 2, 2020-2021): 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)

Practical demonstration of mediation. Louis is an excellent mediator and it really helped to see it demonstrated. Loved the dedication, enthusiasm and firm belief in worth of BC approach to learning. I really think you opened our eyes to new methods of promoting learning and especially development of language.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)

Die Basiese Konsepte Program het my self vertroue weer op gebou. My taal gebruik en my manier van dinge doen het ook verander. Ek is baie bly en gelukking om deel uit te maak van die Basiese Konsepte Program.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

‘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)

Teacher Feedback