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
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)
What stood out for me - was not teaching the content, but how to teach the concept and so much vocabulary is elicited …
Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014
I have learned new strategies to use across the CAPS curriculum, also new exciting ways to build language. I've become more aware of the language that I use in my classroom.
Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (February, 2016)
The workshop was very educative and an eye-opener. These are things that we usually just take for-granted.
Kwena Basic Education Trust
Training was out of this world. I would definitely recommend this training to everyone ...
‘It is an effective mediation tool that can provide structure to those teachers who have lost sight of the objectives of teaching. It offers a step-by-step model that should be transferable … '