Bridges of Learning

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 14:30

Thursday, February 26, 2026 - 14:30

Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 14:30

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 14:30

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - 14:30

Thursday, August 6, 2026 - 14:30

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - 14:30

Part of the Project

Bridges of Learning

Bridges of Learning Training Programme 2026

These are the training dates and times for the programme for 2026.

Venue TBC

Email

info@basicconcepts.co.za

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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

The BCP is the best place to start for learners with limited vocabulary and for closing the vocabulary gap.

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)

The training was very effective and informative … and gave us insight into how to teach and develop language. I wish there could be more of such training to develop ourselves further.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (February, 2014)

‘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)

Teacher Feedback

I found all aspects of the course very effective. I now have a very good understanding of how to teach all the concepts. I am going to be more specific and detailed when I teach. I need to research and plan my basic concepts lessons ...

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014