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Open Public Training, 2014 (Cape Town)

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 09:00 to Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 16:30

Date & Time:

1-3 July 2014, 09h00 - 16h00

Costs:

Workshop: R1,950 / R1,100 (students)


Materials 1 (essential): R70 training file and R190 mediator manual
Materials 2 (optional, but recommended): R800 cognitive tool kit and picture set


Total 1 incl. all materials: R3,010 / R2,160 (students)
Total 2 incl. trainer file and manual: R2,210 / R1,360 (students)

Early Registration:

R1,650 (before 12th May 2014)

Venue:

UCT, Upper Campus, Humanities Graduate School Building, Philosophy Common Room on level 3 (2C on map of campus)

University of Cape Town Accreditation:

Participants may want to apply for official accredition for attending the training. The Basic Concepts Programme is registered as a short course at UCT.

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louisbenjamin@basicconcepts.co.za

‘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

'Definitely exceeded my expectations. I see that the BCP can have far reaching consequences if implemented optimally. We were told the how and why of implementation rather than the what.' (Metro Central, 2012)

Central Training 2012

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

Developed new method/techniques on how to use myself better in sessions and get better potential from children.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

The BCP focuses on the learner… where the teacher acts as a mediator, prompts to access logical thinking and develops language.

Metro Central: Training, October 2014

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