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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.

Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

‘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

The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

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

Die Basiese Konsepte Program het my self vertroue weer op gebou. My taal gebruik en my manier van dinge doen het ook verander. Ek is baie bly en gelukking om deel uit te maak van die Basiese Konsepte Program.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

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)