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
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
'I can actually see results from using some of the ideas I got during the training.'
Central Training 2012
I found this course extremely helpful. One of the best I have attended. The programme makes so much sense and has really made me think!
Public Open Training, Cape Town (2014)
The workshop was very educative and an eye-opener. These are things that we usually just take for-granted.
Kwena Basic Education Trust
What I understand about the Basic Concepts Programme is that it is very useful in all subjects. I must implement it in every lesson. I must also try to be as accurate and precise as possible when teaching.
‘It is an effective mediation tool that can provide structure to those teachers who have lost sight of the objectives of teaching. It offers a step-by-step model that should be transferable … '