Practical, useful, clear, scaffolded for use in the classroom. Very approachable lecturer and lessening of anxiety through post-workshop contact.
Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)
I feel very strongly that Basic Concepts should be introduced to all learners- this will give me the time to develop their conceptual language and increase their vocabulary and verbal fluency.
Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)
This is an excellent programme that can benefit any learner or educator.
Metro Central (2013): Training
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)
‘The trainer was very good and it was refreshing to be part of a workshop that can actually make a difference in the lives and minds of learners.’ (Metro North, 2010)
Teacher Feedback
I found this course extremely helpful. One of the best I have attended. The programme makes so much sense and has really made me think!
‘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 … '