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Kamieskroon, Northern Cape

The project was implemented in four small rural villages in the Kamiesberg Municipality of the Northern Cape, namely: Kheis, Nourivier, Rooifontein and Kammasies.
Berenice Daniels (Chief Education Specialist) presents a certificate to a teacher-mediator

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.
Springbok, Northern Cape
The Namaqua District outline their plan to train, monitor, support and implement the Basic Concepts Programme.
04 September 2010
An abridged training for educators, learning support educators and district officials.
Bianca Mittag (RNET), Kitty Links (NCDOE), Thom Mittag (RNET)

On 13 November 2008 a Graduation Ceremony was held at the Kamieskroon Hotel for teachers who had succesfully implemented the Basic Concepts Programme under supervision from 2006-2008.  

Two groups of Grade R teachers were trained over two years in 2008 and 2009.
Metro South, Western Cape Department of Education

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

The start of the project was daunting, particulary the introduction of a new teaching approach into these multi-grade classes.
Mid-term Evaluation Report (2009)
Two interesting observations made in the report:-
Key Findings:-

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My concern about my learners’ language barriers and how to overcome these barriers has been solved for me.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

Training was out of this world. I would definitely recommend this training to everyone ...

Christel House Training, July 2014

‘I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop as I was given the opportunity to work with learners … while being guided. The trainer demonstrations with the learners were an excellent idea. This workshop has been a success as I can now see what our learners lack. It made a lot of sense.’ (Metro South, 2009)

Teacher Training

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

‘Although I have been teaching Grade R for 23 years... I have learnt so much over the past 2 weeks and have already seen a change in most of my learners.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

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