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Northern Cape Project (Phase 1, 2019-2020): Visit Three to Pixley Kaseme

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: La Provence Guest House

Number of teachers: 44

Number of District Officials: 1 (Pixley Kaseme) + 1 (Frances Baard)

Number of Provincial Officials: 1

Number of Volunteers: 3

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.

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

I realized that if one lays down a solid foundation for your learners they will become self-assured and confident human beings.

Metro Central, October 2013

'It was well run... Knowledge gained priceless. It taught me vital strategies in the teaching model for optimal learning and understanding to take place.' (Metro Central, 2012)

 

Teacher Feedback About Training (2012)

I am really glad I made an effort to attend: Fantastic, enlightening, empowering.

Metro Central Education District, March 2014
Metro Central Education District, Teacher Training, March 2014

The sessions were clear, informative, exciting, well presented, practical, logical and relevant to the context of teaching young learners.

Metro Central, October 2013

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)