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26 October 2013
Join us at the first SupportNet Meeting at the Cape Town Science Centre
Michele Lothian
I would like to see all Grade R and 1 teachers trained and supported to use the Basic Concepts Programme...
26 October 2013

Topic: How to use Basic Concepts to prepare Grade R learners for formal school learning. A practical, hands-on, and experiential presentation. 
26 September 2013
Dr Louis Benjamin has been invited to open the conference.
Dr Andreas Hansen
How to prevent and remediate learning difficulties

 
17 September 2013 to 13 November 2013
See the details of the mentoring programme for the 4th term.
Ongoing mentorship visits by fieldworker yield excellent results

Visits to the teachers by project fieldworker Thandi Banjwa on the 27th and 30th August were most encouraging.  
40 delegates attended the first BCP Expo Day at the Cape Town Science Centre. See photos, presentations and feedback about the Expo.
Kenwyn Primary, Cape Town
Teacher-mediators start to make a difference

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Good work, keep it up and do the same for my colleagues. This work could help save the children of South Africa … and give them hope for a better future.

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

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
Metro Central Education District, March 2014

It is a method of teaching…to establish the basic foundations or building blocks in order for children to make sense of the environment around them.  

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

‘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

The BCP provides "tools" for higher-level learning.

Public Open Training, Cape Town (2014)

Presentation was well organized and clear. The lecturer explained extensively about the content of the course. The programme should be implemented by all Foundation Phase teachers and be recognized by government. The BCP is CAPS aligned.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY