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Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge (TBCK)
BCP learners are found to be more than twice as likely to be school prepared compared to learners who have not been exposed to the programme.
Is South Africa losing human potential because of cognitive stunting of children?

Click on the link below for an interview with Dr. Louis Benjamin on Cape Talk.
Each child who has not been given the opportunity to be challenged to extend him/herself beyond the here and now...
Position Refresher

Training Session 7 & 8: POSITION

Training Session 5 & 6: SIZE

The third set of six training sessions was successfully implemented using a live, virtual training method.
Individual Teacher Interviews: JTG and PKS

Individual telephone calls were made to project teachers between mid-May and mid-June.
Size Refresher
ZF Mgcawu
Details of Phase 3 (2022-2023)
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‘All foundation phase educators, esp. Grade R, should attend this workshop. If everyone in the education system uses this BCP model, we should see remarkable improvements in the learners' LIT/NUM over a couple of years.’ (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

Encourages children to be observant and provides opportunity for building language skills - from basics to more complex.

Public Open Training, Cape Town (2014)

The workshop helped me to understand how to work with the children in the classroom. I also learnt how to ask open-ended questions that will encourage my learners to think and to ask more questions.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

This workshop is one of the most beneficial workshops I have attended. The trainer’s presentation style was warm, easy to follow and understand. I like that he included practical activities, examples and demonstrations.

Metro Central: Training, October 2014

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)