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33 teachers received certificates at the graduation ceremony. Many of these teachers had been involved in the project since its inception 4 years previously.
The results revealed a systemic and meaningful change in the cognitive functioning of the learners at the project schools. While at the start of the project the majority of learner
The project leader visited the project 3 times every year for the duration of the project.
The final set of results, particularly for the learners in Grade 3 (those who started the project in Grade R), were most encouraging and seemed to provide support for intervention effect.
The project was implemented in four small rural villages in the Kamiesberg Municipality of the Northern Cape, namely: Kheis, Nourivier, Rooifontein and Kammasies.
To become certified mediators of the BCP teachers are required to implement the programme under supervision for one year. This includes on-site mentoring in their classrooms.
On 13 November 2008 a Graduation Ceremony was held at the Kamieskroon Hotel for teachers who had succesfully implemented the Basic Concepts Programme under supervision from 2006-2008.
Two groups of Grade R teachers were trained over two years in 2008 and 2009.
School and classroom visits for the purposes of mentoring and monitoring are an essential feature of the Basic Concepts Programme.
The start of the project was daunting, particulary the introduction of a new teaching approach into these multi-grade classes.
