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08 September 2025 to 09 September 2025

The principal and management team at Edendale Primary have found that language development is a key challenge for learners at their school and recognised the significant impact the
15 October 2025 to 16 October 2025

The principal and management team at Edendale Primary have found that language development is a key challenge for learners at their school and recognised the significant impact the
11 November 2025 to 12 November 2025

The principal and management team at Edendale Primary have found that language development is a key challenge for learners at their school and recognised the significant impact the
15 September 2025 to 16 September 2025
First Training & Support Sessions 
Supporting Teachers :: Strengthening Thinking
At the Basic Concepts Foundation, we're working with schools in local communities
We are thrilled to officially launch the Kwena Basin Extension Project
The Basic Concepts Programme continues to grow in reach and impact across the Western Cape and Gauteng.
The BCP is not only CAPS-aligned — it makes the curriculum teachable, learnable, and meaningful.
Prof. Robert L. Burden helped shape the global conversation on cognitive education. His legacy lives on in the Basic Concepts Programme.

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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

Developed new method/techniques on how to use myself better in sessions and get better potential from children.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

Practical demonstration of mediation. Louis is an excellent mediator and it really helped to see it demonstrated. Loved the dedication, enthusiasm and firm belief in worth of BC approach to learning. I really think you opened our eyes to new methods of promoting learning and especially development of language.

Open Public Training, Cape Town (June 2013)
BCP Short Course, UCT (June 2013)

Before the course, I never focused on the main concepts as I never really thought them essential to "real life" as a speech-language pathologist. I now have a very different perspective on why these aspects are important and how they move cognition forward.

ZOOM TRAINING 2 FEEDBACK

It made me rethink how I teach and how I can change the language I use.

Christel House Training, July 2014

I feel very strongly that Basic Concepts should be introduced to all learners- this will give me the time to develop their conceptual language and increase their vocabulary and verbal fluency.

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