This was a fruitful, educational, informative, empowering, enjoyable, helpful, superb, well-planned, and inspiring experience.
Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014
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)
Practical demonstration of mediation. Louis is an excellent mediator and it really helped to see it demonstrated. Loved the dedication, enthusiasm and firm belief in worth of BC approach to learning. I really think you opened our eyes to new methods of promoting learning and especially development of language.
Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)
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
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
Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.
‘It is an effective mediation tool that can provide structure to those teachers who have lost sight of the objectives of teaching. It offers a step-by-step model that should be transferable … '