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19 February 2019 to 21 February 2019
20 August 2018 to 24 August 2018
Rolling out the Basic Concepts Programme to the Northern Cape
27 August 2018 to 31 August 2018
Final Visit to Project

This will be the final and 11th official visit to the project.
Basic Concepts Logo
Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge (2008 - 2018)

Japan
14 May 2018 to 15 May 2018
Japan comes to the Namaqua District
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)

 

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Presentation was well organized and clear. The lecturer explained extensively about the content of the course. The programme should be implemented by all Foundation Phase teachers and be recognized by government. The BCP is CAPS aligned.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

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)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

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

I am blown away!!! This is most definitely the most useful course that I have ever attended.

Overberg District, Western Cape Department of Education (February, 2019)

The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

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