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Dr Louis Benjamin

Louis was interviewed by Nancy Richards on SAFM, 24 August 2014
Children are not acquiring the necessary foundational skills for learning
03 September 2014
Celebrate the achievements of the teachers who have completed their Basic Concepts training
18 October 2014 to 25 October 2014
Basic Concepts training for Foundation Phase teachers from Metro Central
27 September 2014
Join us at the last SupportNet meeting of the year.
Read the full research paper for a review of the project results.
Grade R teacher receives UCT accreditation for BCP short course
Principal of the Etafeni Day Centre and Grade R teacher receive Basic Concepts Programme certificates from UCT
26 July 2014
Join us at the next SupportNet meeting.
Christel House
07 July 2014 to 10 July 2014
A dedicated Basic Concepts training

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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)

I found all aspects of the course very effective.  I now have a very good understanding of how to teach all the concepts.  I am going to be more specific and detailed when I teach. I need to research and plan my basic concepts lessons ...

Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014

It is a method of teaching…to establish the basic foundations or building blocks in order for children to make sense of the environment around them.  

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

‘BCP is foundational to a child's learning. It is the building blocks on which all other concepts are built. A concept needs to be fully understood by a child before a new concept can be taught. We often rush children's learning due to time constraints which is not correct.’ (KIDZPOSITIVE, Occupational Therapist, 2011)

Teacher Feedback

We were taught the theory as well as the practice.  I now feel confident to start to implement the programme with my class and even with my nieces and nephews.

Mitchell's Plain Primary School, November 2015

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