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Weltevreden Valley Core Primary
2nd term mentoring visits by Fiella Williams continue to schools in South.

See photos below from a recent visit to Weltevreden Valley Core Primary.

Theme: Home and garden

Conceptual Domain: Size

 

30th July  

Groups 1 (Amelia): 9h00-10h00 
Circuit 5 Mentoring Programme: Fiella Williams, Learning Support Advisor
Metro Central Education District
03 August 2013
Bringing Basic Concepts to Foundation Phase teachers in Metro Central.
Basic Concepts at Portia Primary School
Visits to Groote Schuur and Portia Primary

Teachers are becoming acquainted with the programme and recognize the difference it is making in their classes.
Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust
Two mentoring visits to Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust

Thandi Banjwa and Louis Benjamin visited all teachers at the Centre.
Louis Benjamin visited Rosmead Primary School together with Michele Lothian, Learning Support Advisor.
Schools Development Unit: Ikwezi II
08 June 2013
Basic Concepts Programme offered as a UCT short course

The training is for 32 teachers from 5 schools in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 
Building the foundations for learning - Open for Registration
Etafeni Day Care Centre Trust
Mentors visited the youngest group (2-3 years) at Etafeni on 11 April 2013. 

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‘Although I have been teaching Grade R for 23 years... I have learnt so much over the past 2 weeks and have already seen a change in most of my learners.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

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

Basic Concepts are the building blocks on which cognition and perception is built.

Metro Central Training: WCED (February, 2015)

The workshop helped me to understand how to work with the children in the classroom. I also learnt how to ask open-ended questions that will encourage my learners to think and to ask more questions.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

I have enjoyed the BCP online training. I do think it was of great benefit as I have learned new approaches to help children learn. I also thought that BCP is also very helpful to children with difficulties as it provides them with concrete experience through manipulating the materials and being asked different questions to help them be aware of their way of thinking. Louis was very thorough and delivered the smallest details to help us understand the method. I found that very helpful and it enabled me to use it with my kids who have a difference in age and needs. I also enjoyed attending the training via Zoom as Louis was very efficient in using different features to make the training practical, fun and enjoyable.

ZOOM TRAINING 2 FEEDBACK

Before the workshop I thought (that) I knew how to teach or introduce my lessons, but now I know that I was not doing justice to my learners. I took them for granted ... as if (they would) very easily understand my instructions.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (January, 2013)