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The following photos were taken during at the schools (Noupoort Intermediate and Lowryville Intermediate) and surroundings in the Northern Cape.
Tami Mhalti, Project Coordinator

'We believe that if learners are well prepared in Grade R and 1 in their basic concepts they can build on their knowledge and skills to achieve excellence in the higher grades and beyond!'

07 July 2011 to 09 July 2011
Registration open for the annual open public training in Cape Town. All are welcome to attend.
Teachers with certificates at the graduation ceremony

33 teachers received certificates at the graduation ceremony. Many of these teachers had been involved in the project since its inception 4 years previously.

The results revealed a systemic and meaningful change in the cognitive functioning of the learners at the project schools. While at the start of the project the majority of learner

The project leader visited the project 3 times every year for the duration of the project.

The final set of results, particularly for the learners in Grade 3 (those who started the project in Grade R), were most encouraging and seemed to provide support for intervention effect.

Kamieskroon, Northern Cape

The project was implemented in four small rural villages in the Kamiesberg Municipality of the Northern Cape, namely: Kheis, Nourivier, Rooifontein and Kammasies.

Berenice Daniels (Chief Education Specialist) presents a certificate to a teacher-mediator

To become certified mediators of the BCP teachers are required to implement the programme under supervision for one year.  This includes on-site mentoring in their classrooms.

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'I can actually see results from using some of the ideas I got during the training.'

 

Central Training 2012

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)

‘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

All that I learnt from Day One  I was immediately able to apply in my class the following day… with remarkable results!

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (February, 2014)

This was a fruitful, educational, informative, empowering, enjoyable, helpful, superb, well-planned, and inspiring experience.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014

I love the programme. I was not aware of how to introduce a concept … . If I could reverse my years in teaching, I bet I would have produced mathematicians, scientists and doctors.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July, 2013)