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The Basic Concepts Program isn't just about academics; it's a journey of holistic child development.
30 January 2024 to 31 January 2024
Comprehensive training and support programme for teachers in Metro North.
05 March 2024 to 06 March 2024
Comprehensive training and support programme for teachers in Metro North.
07 May 2024 to 08 May 2024
Comprehensive training and support programme for teachers in Metro North.
23 July 2024 to 24 July 2024
Comprehensive training and support programme for teachers in Metro North.
10 September 2024 to 11 September 2024
Comprehensive training and support programme for teachers in Metro North.
08 October 2024 to 09 October 2024
Comprehensive training and support programme for teachers in Metro North.
Establishing contact with the Project Schools
Basic Concepts are the fundamental building blocks of life and of all learning.
From scribbles to masterpieces, our Basic Concepts Workbooks guide children on their journey of concept expression and fine motor growth.

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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)
Metro South Education District

‘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

Strategies to help teachers to support learners to think, as well as thinking about how thinking occurs and what the gaps might be.

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

I have learned so much through the Kwena Basic Education Trust and for that I would like to take this opportunity to say: thank you.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, May 2016

‘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

‘It was one of the best training sessions that Metro North has presented….’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback