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Dr Louis Benjamin
What is the Basic Concepts Programme? How does it benefit children from the most disadvantaged communities?
BC PROMO VIDEO PREMIER
11 September 2022
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16 May 2022 to 19 May 2022
Mentoring & Support Visits to Grade R Classes:
The Basic Concepts Programme (BCP) is considered the first compensatory cognitive intervention programme for young learners (5-9yr olds) in South Africa.
BCs Advocacy Project Presentation, 2022

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What did teachers say about their overall experience of the BCP?

The following themes were drawn from teacher interviews in May and November 2021
28 February 2022 to 04 March 2022
Mentoring & Support Visits to Grade R Classes:

The BCP team, accompanied by the NC Department of Education, and project volunteers will provide support to project teachers.

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'Definitely exceeded my expectations. I see that the BCP can have far reaching consequences if implemented optimally. We were told the how and why of implementation rather than the what.' (Metro Central, 2012)

Central Training 2012

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

Thank you very much for the training. We learnt so much from you and how to run the programme... This was interesting and we really enjoyed it.

Kwena Basic Education Trust

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)

The course was clear, open and easy to understand basic concepts. What I liked most was that it links with the curriculum and it really works. It needs to be implemented at my centre.

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

Strategies to help teachers to support learners to think, as well as thinking about how thinking occurs and what the gaps might be.

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