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Lara Biggs from Springbok Primary reflects on her experience of the Basic Concepts Programme

I am so grateful for Basic Concepts because it allowed me an entry point to public schools in South Africa.

Results of School Readiness Test:
12 March 2018 to 16 March 2018

This is the first visit to the project of the year and the last year of the project.

Word Test Results:

Baseline (2014) + Year 1 (2015) + Year 2 (2016) + Year 3 (2017)

 
17 April 2018 to 05 May 2018
20 February 2018 to 21 February 2018
07 November 2017 to 14 November 2017
16 October 2017 to 20 October 2017
Final Visit to Project

This visit will have three main components-

1. Graduation ceremony
11 December 2017 to 15 December 2017
Join the first training of trainers!

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We were taught the theory as well as the practice.  I now feel confident to start to implement the programme with my class and even with my nieces and nephews.

Mitchell's Plain Primary School, November 2015

Practical, useful, clear, scaffolded for use in the classroom. Very approachable lecturer and lessening of anxiety through post-workshop contact.

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

‘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

I found all aspects of the course very effective.  I now have a very good understanding of how to teach all the concepts.  I am going to be more specific and detailed when I teach. I need to research and plan my basic concepts lessons ...

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

Ek waardeer alles wat Dr Louis ons geleer het. Daar is soveel dinge wat ek nie geweet het nie, bv. hoe om ons kinders te help leer. You are a star, thank you for your time. 

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

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)