Kwena Basin Education Trust (Phase 1 + Phase 2)

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Schools

Klipspruit Combined Primary School
Pakama Primary School
Umthombopholile Primary School
Enkeldoorn Primary School

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Teacher Graduation

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Teacher Reflections

The programme has made a very big difference to my learners. Learners can sort, compare, draw, name and write as many words in English as they can in their mother tongue.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016

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

Thank you so much for the good training. I didn’t realise that I was going to get so much out of this… continue with the good work.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, May 2016

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: Training Session 4 (Position)

Today was definitely interesting and thought provoking. Learning about each conceptual domain is a challenge and I continue to learn new things that change my perceptions of how children learn and how I should teach them.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Training Session 4 (Position)

The workshop was very educational … these are things we take for granted … I think that if we use the knowledge and skills… we will get amazing results from our learners.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Training Session 3 (Size)

I enjoyed this domain (size) the most… I feel that it is all starting to click for me now. I enjoy learning through a combination of notes, PowerPoint, and practical exercises – it helps to make sense of the theory.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Teacher Training, Session 3 (Size)

I like that we can integrate the concepts with our CAPS curriculum. They fit in with maths- data handling… we are able to describe a sequence according to colour, shape and size.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Training Session 1+2 (Colour and Shape)

I now know what the six basic concepts are. I can ‘unpack’ the concepts. I know how to teach learners in detail. Learners can write or answer in a full sentence. Questions and instructions must be clear.

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Training Session 1+2 (Colour and Shape)

The basic concepts programme will help us to teach learners... step-by-step until they understand. It helps learners to expand their vocabulary and to be confident.

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Project Details

Start Date:

2014 to 2020

Status:

Past

No. of Learners:

232 per year (Grade 1 - 3)

No. of Teachers:

No. of Sites:

Grade Level(s):

Grade R - Grade 3

Area of Intervention:

Mpumalanga

Project Link:

http://www.verlorenkloof.co.za/news/kwena-basin-trust.html

Description

This project aims to systematically improve the language, cognitive and scholastic functioning of Foundation Phase learners from four multi-grade schools in the Kwena Basin by focusing on the quality of teaching and learning. The Basic Concepts Programme (BCP) will be used as a common approach to develop and extend the prerequisites for learning in English (First Additional Language). The teachers will be trained as mediators of the BCP and will receive ongoing mentorship and support during the project.

Evaluation

The learners who start the project in Grade R will be tracked until they enter Grade 3. Baseline data will be gathered at the start of the project from all learners in the Foundation Phase. Data will thereafter be gathered on an annual basis to assess learners' language, cognitive and scholastic functioning.

The project aims to increase the number of Grade 3 learners who are ready to progress to Grade 4 by 50%.

The project has been extended by an additional year, to 2019, to consolidate gains that have been achieved.