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Northern Cape Project (Phase 3 | ZFM): Visit 3 (Oct 2023)

Monday, October 23, 2023 - 08:00 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 16:30

Part of the Project

ZFM: Visit 3

During this visit, we will complete the training of teachers in the final district of the Northern Cape.

We will continue our work in this district with 54 Grade R teachers, two District Officials, and one volunteer. The teachers are drawn from 18 project schools in the Upington area.

In addition, during this visit, we will also conclude the master training program with 14 Northern Cape Grade R officials.

 

Programme for the Visit:

Day 1 (23 Oct): Training Day - Conceptual Domain of Number

Day 2 (24 Oct):  Training Day - Conceptual Domain of Letter

Day 3 (25 Oct): School visits (x6 schools)

Day 4 (26 Oct): School visits (x 6 schools)

Day 5 (27 Oct); School visits (x6 schools)

 

Feedback from the visit:-

  • Attendance at the Number Training Session: 94% (50 out of 53 teachers)
  • Attendance at the Letter Training Session: 83% (44 out of 53 teachers)
  • Number of school visits: 15 schools (out of 18 schools)

100% of the teachers rated the Number session as either good or excellent. A very similar rating (98%) was given for the Letter session.

 

Verbatim Teacher Comments:

'You deserve a gold star ⭐ sessions is always great!'

'Mind-blowing like always keep up the good work.'

'Thank you, Sir. I really appreciate everything you do. This session was well explained.'

'It is very helpful as our children are struggling with Maths.'

'Thank you doc, you make it very understandable.'

'Dr. Louis is doing extraordinary work!!!!'

'Basic concepts is very important to all learners.'

'Children are now more eager because they are being taught in a playful way... They enjoy basic concepts.'

'The sessions are very important and helpful for our kids and parents, there's is holistically improvement in the children.'

'I am very excited to teach my learners the basic concepts which will help them, especially those with barriers.'

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Strategies to help teachers to support learners to think, as well as thinking about how thinking occurs and what the gaps might be.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (2013)
BCP Short Course, UCT (June 2013)

Very informative, well presented, engaging, coherent and thought provoking.

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015

I have learned new strategies to use across the CAPS curriculum, also new exciting ways to build language. I've become more aware of the language that I use in my classroom.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (February, 2016)

I have learned so much through the Kwena Basic Education Trust and for that I would like to take this opportunity to say: thank you.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, May 2016

It made me rethink how I teach and how I can change the language I use.

Christel House Training, July 2014

I was very happy about my development on this course… often as teachers we do not pay attention to detail, but because of Basic Concepts I was aware of the lack of language use in my class. I am now using a different approach with my learners and being aware of the small details that make a big change in the way I teach and learners learn. Thank you for this eye opening course.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
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