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Nyanga, Cape Town

Baseline data for the project was gathered from a school close to the Etafeni Day Centre.

The practitioners again responded excellently to this colour revision session and introduction to shape. The project has been actively supported by the Principal of the Centre.
Tami Mhalti, Project Coordinator

20 teachers at 8 primary schools and 5 ECD Centres have received classroom support over a period of three years.

The first mentoring session with the practitioners at the centre went off very well.

42 Grade R practitioners received their BCP Mediators' Certificates at an Awards Ceremony at Springbok Primary School on the 20th March 2012.

The Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge has been administered annually to Grade 1 learners since the start of the project. In 2010 baseline data was gathered from learners at all project schools.
Namaqua District, Northern Cape
Grade R Teachers Lead The Way in the Namaqualand

An Education Project that brings hope to young children from the Poorest Circumstances

While it took some time for teachers to embrace mediational teaching, by midway through the second year most teachers were implementing regularly and many proved to be exceptional mediators.
Training Session 1
21 January 2012
Teacher training over the years (2010-2012) has been hands-on and enjoyed by all. Teachers have become familiar with the BCP training motto: "Show one, do one!"

The Etafeni Day Care Centre is situated in Nyanga, Cape Town, and provides community-based care for AIDS-affected and vulnerable children from the area.  Nyanga is one of the oldest and poorest bla

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I feel very strongly that Basic Concepts should be introduced to all learners- this will give me the time to develop their conceptual language and increase their vocabulary and verbal fluency.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

‘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 found this course extremely helpful. One of the best I have attended. The programme makes so much sense and has really made me think!

Public Open Training, Cape Town (2014)

I realized that if one lays down a solid foundation for your learners they will become self-assured and confident human beings.

Metro Central, October 2013

Presentation was well organized and clear. The lecturer explained extensively about the content of the course. The programme should be implemented by all Foundation Phase teachers and be recognized by government. The BCP is CAPS aligned.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

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