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Thank you for your commitment to building thinking and harnessing potential.
Basic Concepts are that foundational words that children use to understand their world.
A huge thank you to our teacher-mediators and partners
Strong Impact, Growing Confidence, Clear Path Forward
Discover the remarkable progress made by the Basic Concepts Foundation in 2025.
2025 was a year of big steps, bold ideas, and incredible partnerships
End of year teacher feedback
The numbers matter—but the real impact is in the confidence & thinking we see growing in classrooms each day.
Teachers at the Edendale Primary school in Manenberg have completed their training in the Basic Concepts Programme.
31 December 2026
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Very informative, well presented, engaging, coherent and thought provoking.

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015

I was very happy about my development on this course… often as teachers we do not pay attention to detail, but because of Basic Concepts I was aware of the lack of language use in my class. I am now using a different approach with my learners and being aware of the small details that make a big change in the way I teach and learners learn. Thank you for this eye opening course.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

I now have a broader knowledge of how to teach various concepts and reach all intelligences and learning styles.

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014

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)

Ek waardeer alles wat Dr Louis ons geleer het. Daar is soveel dinge wat ek nie geweet het nie, bv. hoe om ons kinders te help leer. You are a star, thank you for your time. 

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

The sessions were clear, informative, exciting, well presented, practical, logical and relevant to the context of teaching young learners.

Metro Central, October 2013