Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 09:00 to Friday, July 3, 2015 - 16:30

Date & Time:

1-3 July 2015, 09h00 - 16h00

Costs:

Workshop: R2,150 / R1,250 (students)

Materials 1 (optional, but recommended): R820 cognitive tool kit and picture set

Materials 2 (essential): R75 training file and R195 mediator manual

To find out more about materials click here.

Total 1 incl. all materials: R3,240 / R2,340 (students)
Total 2 incl. trainer file and manual (excl. cognitive tool kit & pic. set): R2,420 / R1,520 (students)

Early Registration:

R1,750 (by 20th May 2015)

Venue:

University of Cape Town, Hoerikwaggo Building, Room 6A (Click here for map - find section 8B)

University of Cape Town Accreditation:

Participants may want to apply for official accredition for attending the training. The Basic Concepts Programme is registered as a short course at UCT.

Documents

Email

info@basicconcepts.co.za

I had an idea what the course would be like, but it was much more than what I had expected.

Metro Central Training: WCED (February, 2015)

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

‘Although I have been teaching Grade R for 23 years... I have learnt so much over the past 2 weeks and have already seen a change in most of my learners.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Teacher Feedback

Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 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)

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