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
Teachers use questions that evoke thinking and inquiry, so that the learners are able to discover and experience for themselves.
Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015
Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.
Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2
Very informative. Very well presented. Very good use of visual aids.
Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014
Louis I salute you. I am empowered by the presentation. Never a dull moment even though the weather was hot. I've already implemented the programme with my learners.
Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (February, 2016)
I love the programme. I was not aware of how to introduce a concept … . If I could reverse my years in teaching, I bet I would have produced mathematicians, scientists and doctors.
‘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 … '