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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 feel very strongly that Basic Concepts should be introduced to all learners- this will give me the time to develop their conceptual language and increase their vocabulary and verbal fluency.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

For me the most effective aspect was the basic teaching model.  When I implemented the model I found that my learners were more focussed when I followed the steps of the model.

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

The BCP focuses on the learner… where the teacher acts as a mediator, prompts to access logical thinking and develops language.

Metro Central: Training, October 2014

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 have learned so much through the Kwena Basic Education Trust and for that I would like to take this opportunity to say: thank you.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, May 2016

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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