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Nyanga, Cape Town

Baseline data for the project was gathered from a school close to the Etafeni Day Centre.

The practitioners again responded excellently to this colour revision session and introduction to shape. The project has been actively supported by the Principal of the Centre.
Tami Mhalti, Project Coordinator

20 teachers at 8 primary schools and 5 ECD Centres have received classroom support over a period of three years.

The first mentoring session with the practitioners at the centre went off very well.

42 Grade R practitioners received their BCP Mediators' Certificates at an Awards Ceremony at Springbok Primary School on the 20th March 2012.

The Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge has been administered annually to Grade 1 learners since the start of the project. In 2010 baseline data was gathered from learners at all project schools.
Namaqua District, Northern Cape
Grade R Teachers Lead The Way in the Namaqualand

An Education Project that brings hope to young children from the Poorest Circumstances

While it took some time for teachers to embrace mediational teaching, by midway through the second year most teachers were implementing regularly and many proved to be exceptional mediators.
Training Session 1
21 January 2012
Teacher training over the years (2010-2012) has been hands-on and enjoyed by all. Teachers have become familiar with the BCP training motto: "Show one, do one!"

The Etafeni Day Care Centre is situated in Nyanga, Cape Town, and provides community-based care for AIDS-affected and vulnerable children from the area.  Nyanga is one of the oldest and poorest bla

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It is a method of teaching…to establish the basic foundations or building blocks in order for children to make sense of the environment around them.  

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

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

Thank you for introducing me to this "life skill". It is wonderful that there is also an online, interactive, support system with resources available. 

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

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)

Good work, keep it up and do the same for my colleagues. This work could help save the children of South Africa … and give them hope for a better future.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training (February, 2014)
Metro South Education District

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

 

Metro Central, October 2013