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Naluxolo Primary

Smiles abound during support visit to Naluxolo Primary

Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust

Summary of visits to Etafeni: Term 1
See documents below for the mentoring programme

 

For more information contact Fiella Williams (Learning Support Advisor and BCP Project Manager) - see email address below.
06 August 2014
Initiation of project and training of Foundation Phase educators at Floreat Primary
BCP training in Cape Town and Johannesburg during the July school holidays. All are welcome. Registration is now open! Early Registration by the May 27.
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31 May 2014
Join us at the next SupportNet Meeting during the 2nd term.
12 May 2014
Metro South Education District extends the implementation of the Basic Concepts Programme
Heinz Park, Basic Concepts, support visit to school

Another support visit for recently trained teachers: 12 March 2014

Mentoring Visits For Newly Trained Teacher-Mediators

 

First Term Programme

Monday 3rd  March:  Masivuke Primary

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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

Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016

‘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

‘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

Thank you for introducing me to this "life skill". It is wonderful that there is also an online, interactive, support system with resources available. 

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

‘It is an excellent programme. Just a pity that not all reception year educators are exposed to the training. My understanding of the programme- it is developed to systematically mediate concepts so that learners are guided to develop an understanding and so that learning is meaningful.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Training Feedback