Open Public Training, 2014 (Cape Town)

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 09:00 to Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 16:30

Date & Time:

1-3 July 2014, 09h00 - 16h00

Costs:

Workshop: R1,950 / R1,100 (students)

Materials 1 (essential): R70 training file and R190 mediator manual
Materials 2 (optional, but recommended): R800 cognitive tool kit and picture set

Total 1 incl. all materials: R3,010 / R2,160 (students)
Total 2 incl. trainer file and manual: R2,210 / R1,360 (students)

Early Registration:

R1,650 (before 12th May 2014)

Venue:

UCT, Upper Campus, Humanities Graduate School Building, Philosophy Common Room on level 3 (2C on map of campus)

University of Cape Town Accreditation:

Participants may want to apply for official accredition for attending the training. The Basic Concepts Programme is registered as a short course at UCT.

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Email

louisbenjamin@basicconcepts.co.za

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‘It is an excellent programme. Just a pity that not all reception year educators are exposed to the training. My understanding of the programme- it is developed to systematically mediate concepts so that learners are guided to develop an understanding and so that learning is meaningful.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Training Feedback

Thank you very much for the training. We learnt so much from you and how to run the programme... This was interesting and we really enjoyed it.

Kwena Basic Education Trust

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

‘BCP is foundational to a child's learning. It is the building blocks on which all other concepts are built. A concept needs to be fully understood by a child before a new concept can be taught. We often rush children's learning due to time constraints which is not correct.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

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)

Good work, keep it up and do the same for my colleagues. This work could help save the children of South Africa … and give them hope for a better future.

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