Home >> News Events >> Events >> News & Events

News & Events

Mediators at the Basic Concepts Foundation (BCF) play a pivotal role...
On this day we reflect on the incredible impact of teachers as mediators of learning
Introducing Gill Brand, Learning Support Teacher from Metro Central Education District
We are very proud of our Grade R teachers in the ZFM district!
We are making enormous progress in Metro North, WCED!
The BCP is part of a small family of metacognitive programmes for young children
Final official visit as we shift to last domains of number & letter
Unlocking Literacy through Cognitive Readiness!
Aimee Chiat, Founder and Head Teacher at Salisbury House.
Learn more about our work in Metro North in the Western Cape.

Pages

The emphasis on language throughout the programme helps to develop learners' understanding of concepts and expand their vocabulary. The BCP stops learners from guessing, it gives them more structure and develops their cognitive functioning.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July 2013)

‘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

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)

The BCP is about the way we talk to the children in class and how we give lessons in class. How we should introduce a topic to the children and mediate with them.

Northern Cape Project (Phase 2, 2020-2021): Training Feedback

Practical demonstration of mediation. Louis is an excellent mediator and it really helped to see it demonstrated. Loved the dedication, enthusiasm and firm belief in worth of BC approach to learning. I really think you opened our eyes to new methods of promoting learning and especially development of language.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)
BCP Short Course, UCT (June 2013)

‘All foundation phase educators, esp. Grade R, should attend this workshop. If everyone in the education system uses this BCP model, we should see remarkable improvements in the learners' LIT/NUM over a couple of years.’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback