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While it took some time for teachers to embrace mediational teaching, by midway through the second year most teachers were implementing regularly and many proved to be exceptional mediators.
Training Session 1
21 January 2012
Teacher training over the years (2010-2012) has been hands-on and enjoyed by all. Teachers have become familiar with the BCP training motto: "Show one, do one!"

The Etafeni Day Care Centre is situated in Nyanga, Cape Town, and provides community-based care for AIDS-affected and vulnerable children from the area.  Nyanga is one of the oldest and poorest bla
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This project proposes to introduce and evaluate reproducible social, psychological and developmental interventions.
Enver Hassan (Chief Education Specialist) and Dulcie Volkwyn (Deupty Chief Education Specialist))

To become certified mediators of the BCP teachers are required to implement the programme under supervision for one year.  This includes on-site mentoring in their classrooms.

Teachers from the Metro apply to attend the BCP training and to be part of the project at their school. They are required to sign a formal commitment to implement the programme.

School and classroom visits for the purposes of mentoring and monitoring are an essential feature of the Basic Concepts Programme.

The project is located in the strikingly beautiful and far-flung areas of the Namaqua District, Northern Cape. Spectacular beauty abounds, particularly during the flower season. The region is named
Photos of some of the remarkable teachers, officials and project coordinator during the project.

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This is an excellent programme that can benefit any learner or educator.

Metro Central (2013): Training
Metro Central Education District

What I understand about the Basic Concepts Programme is that it is very useful in all subjects. I must implement it in every lesson. I must also try to be as accurate and precise as possible when teaching.

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

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

Public Open Training, Cape Town (2014)

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

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

‘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)

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