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11 September 2022
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16 May 2022 to 19 May 2022
Mentoring & Support Visits to Grade R Classes:
The Basic Concepts Programme (BCP) is considered the first compensatory cognitive intervention programme for young learners (5-9yr olds) in South Africa.
BCs Advocacy Project Presentation, 2022

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What did teachers say about their overall experience of the BCP?

The following themes were drawn from teacher interviews in May and November 2021
28 February 2022 to 04 March 2022
Mentoring & Support Visits to Grade R Classes:

The BCP team, accompanied by the NC Department of Education, and project volunteers will provide support to project teachers.

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07 February 2022
Trainer-of-Trainers (ToT)

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Teachers use questions that evoke thinking and inquiry, so that the learners are able to discover and experience for themselves.

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015

‘The trainer was very good and it was refreshing to be part of a workshop that can actually make a difference in the lives and minds of learners.’ (Metro North, 2010)

Teacher Feedback

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

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)

My concern about my learners’ language barriers and how to overcome these barriers has been solved for me.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

The workshop was very educative and an eye-opener. These are things that we usually just take for-granted.

Kwena Basic Education Trust