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Namaqua Education District (Phase 2): Training of Northern Cape Department of Education Officials

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 09:00 to Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 16:00

We will be training 14 ECD officilals from the Northern Cape Department of Education (NCDOE) as mediators of the Basic Concepts Programme.

The officials, as part of their training, will shadow the teachers who have recently started Phase 2 of the Namaqua District project.

The officials will continue their training in the Namaqua District.

Our formal partnership with NCDOE aims to start the process of scaling Basic Concepts to all Grade R teachers in the Northern Cape.

 

Training Details:

Dates: 17 - 18 May 2016

Time: 9am - 4pm

Place: Kimberley, Northern Cape

Venue: Teacher's Centre

For more information contact: Mrs Seapei Lepita (see email address below)

I understand now that teaching is not just standing in front of the class, but a discussion/ dialogue with your children.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014

Thank you Louis for you dedication and enthusiasm. We need our teachers to be enthused with a love of children and a passion for mediating to our learners. God Bless.

Metro Central (2013): Training
Metro Central Education District

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

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)
 INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

For me the most effective aspect was the basic teaching model.  When I implemented the model I found that my learners were more focussed when I followed the steps of the model.

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

Encourages children to be observant and provides opportunity for building language skills - from basics to more complex.

Public Open Training, Cape Town (2014)