Home >> News Events >> Events >> News & Events

News & Events

There is an urgent need for early childhood intervention in South Africa.
A programme that truly makes a difference!
Our journey has begun, and teachers are excited to bring the Basic Concepts Programme to life.
The overall findings indicate an urgent need for intervention.
Apartheid-era education left deep inequalities in our schools.
We are already starting to make some progress in the project schools
Fantastic start to our training in Metro East Education District!
Words come to life when they’re learned through experience!
We are making significant progress in Metro North Education District
Did you know learning in your mother tongue boosts cognitive development?

Pages

The workshop helped me to understand how to work with the children in the classroom. I also learnt how to ask open-ended questions that will encourage my learners to think and to ask more questions.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

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

 

Metro Central, October 2013

It was a weekend to remember… I had enough time to make plans for things at home. Thank you, it was a joy to listen to someone so passionate about his work.

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

Practical, useful, clear, scaffolded for use in the classroom. Very approachable lecturer and lessening of anxiety through post-workshop contact.

Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)

The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.

Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
INTSHAYELELO PRIMARY

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