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Namaqua Education District (Phase 2): Training of Northern Cape Department of Education Officials

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 09:00 to Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 16:00

We will be training 14 ECD officilals from the Northern Cape Department of Education (NCDOE) as mediators of the Basic Concepts Programme.

The officials, as part of their training, will shadow the teachers who have recently started Phase 2 of the Namaqua District project.

The officials will continue their training in the Namaqua District.

Our formal partnership with NCDOE aims to start the process of scaling Basic Concepts to all Grade R teachers in the Northern Cape.

 

Training Details:

Dates: 17 - 18 May 2016

Time: 9am - 4pm

Place: Kimberley, Northern Cape

Venue: Teacher's Centre

For more information contact: Mrs Seapei Lepita (see email address below)

I realize that children need to know their basic concepts so that they can develop understanding of the content of the curriculum.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014

Before the course, I never focused on the main concepts as I never really thought them essential to "real life" as a speech-language pathologist. I now have a very different perspective on why these aspects are important and how they move cognition forward.

ZOOM TRAINING 2 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

I was very happy about my development on this course… often as teachers we do not pay attention to detail, but because of Basic Concepts I was aware of the lack of language use in my class. I am now using a different approach with my learners and being aware of the small details that make a big change in the way I teach and learners learn. Thank you for this eye opening course.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
 INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

I now have a broader knowledge of how to teach various concepts and reach all intelligences and learning styles.

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014

'It was well run... Knowledge gained priceless. It taught me vital strategies in the teaching model for optimal learning and understanding to take place.' (Metro Central, 2012)

 

Teacher Feedback About Training (2012)