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Kwena Basin Extension Project (2025-2028): Term 1 Plans, 2026

Monday, February 2, 2026 - 08:00 to Friday, February 6, 2026 - 14:00
Monday, March 16, 2026 - 08:00 to Friday, March 20, 2026 - 14:00

Main activities for Term 1 (2026):

  • Baseline Data Collection

Baseline information will be gathered from both Project and Non-Project schools to establish a clear picture of current learner performance and enable meaningful comparison at endline.

  • Official Visit 1: Support and Mentoring

The Basic Concepts Foundation (BCF) team will visit all participating classes from 2–6 February 2026 to mentor teachers, provide feedback, and support the implementation of the Basic Concepts Programme (BCP).

  • Official Visit 2: Training and Mentoring

Continued professional development for teachers will take place from 16–20 March 2026, focusing on the introduction of the third and fourth conceptual domains – Size and Position.

Teachers will also receive ongoing in-class mentoring and support from onsite project fieldworkers to strengthen their mediation skills and deepen their understanding of the concept teaching process.

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

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015

The sessions were clear, informative, exciting, well presented, practical, logical and relevant to the context of teaching young learners.

Metro Central, October 2013

Very well put together course: well researched, well prepared, well delivered.  A course that can be trusted to yield results when applied in practice, and therefore a much needed and valuable tool to implement with learners who are in danger of failing to learn adequately.

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

This is an excellent programme that can benefit any learner or educator.

Metro Central (2013): Training
Metro Central Education District

Developed new method/techniques on how to use myself better in sessions and get better potential from children.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

I now have a broader knowledge of how to teach various concepts and reach all intelligences and learning styles.

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014