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Northern Cape Project (Phase 3 | ZFM): Visit 2 (June 2023)

Monday, June 5, 2023 - 08:30 to Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 17:30

ZFM: Visit 2

The Basic Concepts Foundation are very pleased to continue our work in the final district of the Northern Cape.

We will continue our work in this district with 54 Grade R teachers and two District Officials. The teachers are drawn from 18 project schools in the Upington area.

 

Programme for the Visit:

Day 1 (5 June): Schools visits (x3 schools)

Day 2 (6 June): Schools visits (x3 schools) + Training Session 3a - Conceptual Domain of Size

Day 3 (7 June): School visits (x2 schools) + Training Session 3b - Conceptual Domain of Size

Day 4 (8 June): School visits (x 1 school) + Meetings with district officials, district leadership and project volunteer

 

Outcomes of the visit:-

Stats

  • 100% of teachers rated the overall quality and content of the session as either very good or exceptionally good;
  • 96% of the teachers rated their interest in the BCP as high or exceptionally high after the third training session;
  • 100% of the project schools received a support visit during the visit or the week before the visit;

Teacher comments

  • Thank you so much for your honesty and respect for us.
  • It was really great having another session with Doctor.
  • Very interesting and dr you are a very positive and cheerful person.
  • He is presenting each session very well. He is always very positive and encouraging. He is always presenting the sessions in a manner that interests us, teachers.
  • Training is very positive towards us and the children. Keep it up Doc.
  • Very glad to be part of the program because it helps the learners.

I love the programme. I was not aware of how to introduce a concept … . If I could reverse my years in teaching, I bet I would have produced mathematicians, scientists and doctors.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July, 2013)

The emphasis on language throughout the programme helps to develop learners' understanding of concepts and expand their vocabulary. The BCP stops learners from guessing, it gives them more structure and develops their cognitive functioning.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July 2013)

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

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

Goals and objectives were clear, easy to grasp and manageable.  The enthusiasm and energy with which the course was presented made for an enjoyable 3 days!  

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
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