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Learning Support Educators (LSEs) in the Metro were trained to mentor and support 75 newly trained teacher-mediators in Grade 1.
Summary of Phase 1
23 January 2013
iKwezi Certification Ceremony
Final, delayed data has been gathered.
19 November 2012 to 23 November 2012
Dr Benjamin will be gathering delayed intervention data for Grade 1 learners who participated in the project in Grade R in 2011.
Follow up visit to teachers in Circuit 1
The BCP is one of five components of the Ikwezi Project. External evaluation of the Ikwezi Project by JCM Research and Evaluation Services found that:-
Registration open for our annual open public training course in Johannesburg and Cape Town. All are welcome to attend. The training courses are SACE accredited.

'When it comes to education, rural kids suffer enormous deficits with under-qualified teachers, inadequate classrooms and irrelevant curricula.'
Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge in the Namaqualand

A majority (69%) of learners who participated in the BCP in 2011 in Grade R were found to be prepared for learning in Grade 1 in 2012 - See image below.

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My concern about my learners’ language barriers and how to overcome these barriers has been solved for me.

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

Very informative. Very well presented. Very good use of visual aids.

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014

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

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

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)

Goals and objectives were clear, easy to grasp and manageable.  The enthusiasm and energy with which the course was presented made for an enjoyable 3 days!  

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)