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Sustainable implementation does not happen through training alone.
Strengthening Confidence in Teaching POSITION Concepts
Building Confidence in Teaching SIZE Concepts
Thank you to all the schools and educators who partnered with the Basic Concepts Foundation.
Photos of our mediators and learners in action.
The group has now officially graduated from the training phase and will begin the implementation phase at their schools and centres.
We don’t just teach concepts. We develop the thinking that makes learning possible.
Building strong early numeracy skills is foundational to learners’ long-term success in mathematics.
The training session was received extremely positively.
Teachers gained a clear understanding of the three principles of size and how to apply them effectively in the classroom.

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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

‘It was one of the best training sessions that Metro North has presented….’ (Metro North, 2009)

Teacher Feedback

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

The course was clear, open and easy to understand basic concepts. What I liked most was that it links with the curriculum and it really works. It needs to be implemented at my centre.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)
BCP Short Course, UCT (June 2013)

It was a weekend to remember… I had enough time to make plans for things at home. Thank you, it was a joy to listen to someone so passionate about his work.

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

‘I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop as I was given the opportunity to work with learners … while being guided. The trainer demonstrations with the learners were an excellent idea. This workshop has been a success as I can now see what our learners lack. It made a lot of sense.’ (Metro South, 2009)

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