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06 August 2026
Bridges of Learning Training Programme 2026
16 September 2026
Bridges of Learning Training Programme 2026
Thank you for your commitment to building thinking and harnessing potential.
Basic Concepts are that foundational words that children use to understand their world.
A huge thank you to our teacher-mediators and partners
Strong Impact, Growing Confidence, Clear Path Forward
Discover the remarkable progress made by the Basic Concepts Foundation in 2025.
2025 was a year of big steps, bold ideas, and incredible partnerships
End of year teacher feedback
The numbers matter—but the real impact is in the confidence & thinking we see growing in classrooms each day.

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Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016

The BCP focuses on the learner… where the teacher acts as a mediator, prompts to access logical thinking and develops language.

Metro Central: Training, October 2014

Now I can help the learners from our poorer areas to verbalize for themselves…  they are becoming more confident and starting to love their educational journey.

Metro Central (2013); Training

This is an excellent programme that can benefit any learner or educator.

Metro Central (2013): Training
Metro Central Education District

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

Teacher Feedback

'Definitely exceeded my expectations. I see that the BCP can have far reaching consequences if implemented optimally. We were told the how and why of implementation rather than the what.' (Metro Central, 2012)

Central Training 2012