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Heroes of the Mind, Chrissie Ferreira de Carvalho
Heroes of the Mind A Meta-Cognitive Programme
04 May 2015 to 08 May 2015
Continuation of the training of the teachers in Kwena Basin
13 June 2015
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to meet with our ever expanding community of mediators.
15 February 2015 to 20 February 2015
First Visit To Project In 2015
Four new teachers trained

 
Support Visits Start: February 2015
Tiffaney Bezuidenhoudt in the middle won first place, and and to her left Laurnay Saal in third place.
Namaqua Pupils Shine in National Spelling Bee Competition – October 2014
Analysis of Activities of the Basic Concepts Project Team:-

 

Baseline data was gathered from a representative sample of Grade 1 to Grade 3 learners in November 2014.

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I realize that children need to know their basic concepts so that they can develop understanding of the content of the curriculum.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014

‘The trainer was very good and it was refreshing to be part of a workshop that can actually make a difference in the lives and minds of learners.’ (Metro North, 2010)

Teacher Feedback

I love the programme. I was not aware of how to introduce a concept … . If I could reverse my years in teaching, I bet I would have produced mathematicians, scientists and doctors.

Metro Central Teacher Comment (July, 2013)

Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...

Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016

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)

The BCP focuses on the learner… where the teacher acts as a mediator, prompts to access logical thinking and develops language.

Metro Central: Training, October 2014