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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 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

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

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014

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)

I found all aspects of the course very effective.  I now have a very good understanding of how to teach all the concepts.  I am going to be more specific and detailed when I teach. I need to research and plan my basic concepts lessons ...

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

I really cannot wait to start- I want all my children to be Grade 1 ready at the end of this year.

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015

Die Basiese Konsepte Program het my self vertroue weer op gebou. My taal gebruik en my manier van dinge doen het ook verander. Ek is baie bly en gelukking om deel uit te maak van die Basiese Konsepte Program.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2