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Progress made in the preparedness of Grade R learners for school learning.
29 March 2014
Join us at the first SupportNet Meeting of the year!
15 February 2014 to 08 March 2014
Bringing Basic Concepts to Foundation Phase teachers in Metro Central
03 February 2014 to 11 February 2014
Training opportunity for Grade 1+ R teachers in Metropole South.
Teacher feedback after the meeting:-

 I would not miss this session! I found it very inspiring. Keeps me excited to go on.

26 October 2013
Join us at the first SupportNet Meeting at the Cape Town Science Centre
Michele Lothian
I would like to see all Grade R and 1 teachers trained and supported to use the Basic Concepts Programme...
26 October 2013

Topic: How to use Basic Concepts to prepare Grade R learners for formal school learning. A practical, hands-on, and experiential presentation. 
26 September 2013
Dr Louis Benjamin has been invited to open the conference.
Dr Andreas Hansen
How to prevent and remediate learning difficulties

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I have learned new strategies to use across the CAPS curriculum, also new exciting ways to build language. I've become more aware of the language that I use in my classroom.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (February, 2016)

Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

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

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)

I realized that if one lays down a solid foundation for your learners they will become self-assured and confident human beings.

Metro Central, October 2013

I feel very strongly that Basic Concepts should be introduced to all learners- this will give me the time to develop their conceptual language and increase their vocabulary and verbal fluency.

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