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Frances Baard District, Northern Cape
02 October 2019 to 03 October 2019
Exploratory and Planning Visits To Francis Baard (FB):-

The 'Adapted Word Knowledge Test' is a literacy test which measures the number of words written by learners in 16 minutes.
26 August 2019
Follow-up Field Visit 2
30 August 2019
Follow-up Field Visit 2
19 August 2019 to 23 August 2019
These will be the last two days of training for the project teachers.
19 August 2019 to 23 August 2019
These will be the last two days of training for the project teachers.
BCP Mediator Required

We are looking at employing a Basic Concepts Mediator for a school in the Surrey Estate area, Cape Town.
Metro Central Education District
Josh Benjamin presents his research finding after approximately 4 weeks of data gathering in the Metro.
Baseline (1) Test Results
08 July 2019 to 28 August 2019
Stanford University Intern, USA

We are very pleased to continue our collaboration with the Bing Overseas Studies Program, a programme of Stanford University.

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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

I had an idea what the course would be like, but it was much more than what I had expected.

Metro Central Training: WCED (February, 2015)

The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

'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

The BCP is the best place to start for learners with limited vocabulary and for closing the vocabulary gap.

Christel House Training, July 2014

Teachers use questions that evoke thinking and inquiry, so that the learners are able to discover and experience for themselves.

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015