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Rather than providing direct feedback on correctness, the mediator uses targeted questioning to encourage the learner.
Our third and final visit of 2026 to the Kwena Basin project marked a pivotal transition in our journey with local educators.
Our September classroom and ECD visits reveal encouraging progress and the vital role of ongoing support in turning new teaching approaches into lasting practice.
Teachers found the Letter domain practical, engaging and empowering, giving them new ways to understand and mediate letter development with their learners.
31 August 2026
“The training is very good and understandable. I think our learners will benefit greatly when we go back to class.”
There is an important difference between giving a child an answer and helping them develop the thinking needed to find the answer themselves.
For decades, cognitive education has debated whether cognitive skills should be taught separately from academic content or embedded within children's everyday learning.
Position learning helps children experience concepts, talk about them and think through different perspectives.
The Basic Concepts Foundation recently completed its fourth round of support visits to schools participating in the MEED project
Concept Builders
17 September 2026 to 21 October 2026
Building the foundations for learning - Open for Registration

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All that I learnt from Day One  I was immediately able to apply in my class the following day… with remarkable results!

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (February, 2014)

Goals and objectives were clear, easy to grasp and manageable.  The enthusiasm and energy with which the course was presented made for an enjoyable 3 days!  

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

I understand how I can assist my learners who need intervention. The BCP will boost the self-esteem and knowledge of weak learners. It definitely helps me to guide my learners, using the correct language applicable to the situation.

Metro South Education District: Training (January, 2013)

Very well put together course: well researched, well prepared, well delivered.  A course that can be trusted to yield results when applied in practice, and therefore a much needed and valuable tool to implement with learners who are in danger of failing to learn adequately.

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

I am blown away!!! This is most definitely the most useful course that I have ever attended.

Overberg District, Western Cape Department of Education (February, 2019)

I have learned so much through the Kwena Basic Education Trust and for that I would like to take this opportunity to say: thank you.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, May 2016