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Northern Cape Project (Phase 1, 2019-2020): Visit Three to John Taolo Gaetsewe

Monday, August 19, 2019 - 08:00 to Friday, August 23, 2019 - 12:00

Third Visit to the Project:

The purpose of the visit is to extend and deepen the project that was initiated in February 2019.

The teachers will receive the last two days of training and be exposed to the fith and sixth conceptual domains of the programme: Number and Letter.
 
Refer below for more details about the forthcoming training.
 

Date: 19 + 20 August 2019

Time: 8:00 - 16:30

Place: Da Vinci Lodge, 10-18 Springbok Street, Kuruman

Number of teachers: 41

Number of District Officials: 3 (JTG) + 2 (Frances Baard)

Number of Provincial Officials: 3

Number of Volunteers: 2

Support and mentoring visits to the teachers will be initiated immediately after the training on the 21st to the 23rd of August.

The main purpose of the visit is to assist teachers with the application of the new and current domains inside their classes as well as to motivate the newly trained teacher-mediators.

The visits will be lead by district and provincial officials as well as by the project team leaders.

Community volunteers will accompany the class visitors on their mentoring visits - they will continue to receive on-site training to provide additional support to the teachers.

The teachers will resume with the systematic implementation of the programme after the visit.

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It made me look at my teaching in a different way. I am excited to implement what I have learnt.

Metro Central Education District, March 2014
Metro Central Education District, March 2014

‘It is an excellent programme. Just a pity that not all reception year educators are exposed to the training. My understanding of the programme- it is developed to systematically mediate concepts so that learners are guided to develop an understanding and so that learning is meaningful.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Training Feedback

What I understand about the Basic Concepts Programme is that it is very useful in all subjects. I must implement it in every lesson. I must also try to be as accurate and precise as possible when teaching.

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

The workshop helped me to understand how to work with the children in the classroom. I also learnt how to ask open-ended questions that will encourage my learners to think and to ask more questions.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

If you understand the basic concepts you will have a better understanding of more complex concepts.

 

Metro Central, October 2013

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)
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