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Academic and quantitative literacy (AQL), Academic literacy workshops, AQL workshops, NBT AQL preparation, NBT-Maths, NNT-voorbereiding in Afrikaans

Already planning for 2022

Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Admin

Well oiled schools schedule their school’s activities well in advance. Many have already approached LCaT and Purple Pepper Maths for workshop slots for 2022.

What are your plans 2022? Contact us for private preparation for the National Benchmark Tests or NBTs. Helping you to achieve your best possible result remains our passion. Like all experts we enjoy doing what we do, working with high school pupils, helping them to complete the National Benchmark Tests with confidence.

What are the NBTs?

Introduced in 2005, the National Benchmark Tests were commissioned by Universities South Africa with the main task of assessing the academic readiness of first year university students. The National Benchmark Tests have two components:

Academic and quantitative literacy (AQL)
Mathematics

Below is our timetable. Contact albert@lcat.design (082 77 33787) to arrange for a slot.

Date	Workshops
5 Feb	Alma International School (Krugersdorp) Maths bridge course for Cambridge students
12 Feb	Alma International School (Krugersdorp) Maths and AQL (online)
12 March	Linden H/S (Johannesburg) AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
16 March/ 17 March	AHM (Pretoria) AKG
19 March	Bloemfontein AKG/AQL Wiskunde/Maths
21 March	Cradock AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
26 March	Cape Town AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
28 March	Hermanus AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
16 April	Polokwane AQL/AKG (online) Maths/Wiskunde
22 April; 23 April	Skole Ondersteuningsentrum (SOS) Pretoria
7 May	Nelspruit/Mbombela AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
14 May	Sekunda AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
21 May	AHM Pretoria Wiskunde
28 May	Pretoria (online/aanlyn) AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
4 June	Pretoria (online/aanlyn) AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
2 July	Pretoria (online/aanlyn) AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
6 Aug	Pretoria (online/aanlyn) AQL/AKG Maths/Wiskunde
24 Sep	Skole Ondersteuningsentrum (SOS) Graad 11 Inleiding tot die NNT

PLEASE NOTE: Dates and venues are subject to change on short notice.

Essential reading

Why prepare? Read NBT AQL preparation: yes or no?
What can I expect from the LCaT Academic Literacy Workshop?
Who is Albert Weideman?

Academic and quantitative literacy (AQL), NBT AQL preparation

It’s not about the NBT’s! It’s about being prepared for university

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 by Albert Weideman

Our Grade 12’s deserve to reach university prepared

“It seems to me,” the mother of a Grade 12 recently wrote to me, “that tertiary institutions no longer expect children to take the NBT’s (for MANY of the programmes)”.

“Is it true?” she asks.

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Ek het baie vandag geleer wat ek nie verwag het nie! Ek gaan hard werk en al die ander toetse inoefen.
Emily de Castro, Hoërskool Wilgerivier, Frankfort

Wat word gesê?

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Academic and quantitative literacy (AQL), Academic literacy workshops, AQL workshops, NBT AQL preparation, NNT-voorbereiding in Afrikaans, Online workshops

2021 Academic literacy workshops for pupils from all over

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 by Albert Weideman

What do Grade 12 learners from Sentraal and Oranje Meisies in Bloemfontein, from Curro in Nelspruit, from Alma Mater in Krugersdorp, from Waterkloof High and Afrikaans Hoër Meisies in Pretoria, and from Linden High in Johannesburg have in common with Crawford College and Hoërskool Zwartkop in Pretoria, learners from Middelburg, Hermanus and Vrede?

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2020 Matriekuitslae: Geluk, Klofies, vir die 31ste maal ‘n slaagsyfer van 100%

“For the 31st consecutive year, Hoërskool Waterkloof boasted a 100% pass rate … A total of 362 candidates all qualified to further their studies with 1 046 distinctions among them achieved.” https://rekordeast.co.za/367753/matric-class-of-2020-we-salute-you/

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NBT preparation, NNT-voorbereiding in Afrikaans

20 Maart 2021—Purple Pepper Maths vir matrieks van Tralies, Oranje, en ander Bloemfontein-skole

Posted on February 13, 2021March 2, 2021 by Admin

Vandag, op 2 Maart, het ‘n handjievol Tralies en twee Oranje besoekers ons werkswinkel oor Akademiese geletterdheid bygewoon. Hier kan julle sien hoe mooi sosiale afstand gehandhaaf is.

Maar daar is verdere goeie nuus …

Ons vennoot, Purple Pepper Maths, gaan op Saterdag 20 Maart julle voorberei vir die wiskunde-komponent van die NBTs. Julle kan nou al inskryf! Praat met jou ouers oor die inskrywing en die koste, dis ‘n uitgawe waaroor julle nie sal spyt wees nie.

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Excited about our new online workshops!

Our online workshops are conducted in Google Classroom. Click to learn more about our online workshops which will help you prepare for the NBT AQL component.

Academic and quantitative literacy (AQL), AQL workshops, NBT AQL preparation

Online workshops: Academic & quantitative literacy

Posted on May 27, 2020May 26, 2021 by Admin

Need to practise for a test of academic & quantitative literacy? Book for an online workshop (individually or a small group) on Skype or in Google Classroom.

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Academic and quantitative literacy (AQL), AQL workshops, NBT AQL preparation

Grade 12s from the Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape prepare for the NBTs – March 2020

Posted on March 23, 2020June 11, 2020 by Admin

Hard work, but worth it! Contact Prof. Albert Weideman at albert@lcat.design.

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The book really helped and showed how they [the NBTs] would ask questions, so I knew what to expect, especially after doing all five of the tests. I think that everyone should do some work to prepare as it is a test unlike any normal test at school.

Alexander McDonald
Johannesburg Grade 12 learner

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Our clients are pleased …

Our pupils keep telling me how extremely helpful and valuable they found the workshop.

― Cathy George – HOD Life Orientation, Crawford College

My seun, wat ingeskryf het vir ingenieurswese, het na die AKG-werkswinkel bo verwagting goed gevaar in sy NBT AKG-toets. Sy AKG-punt was selfs hoër as sy wiskunde punt. Ons is oortuig dat dit die effek van die werkswinkel was.

― René Jordaan, Lewensoriëntering, Witteberg Hoërskool

Die skool vind die interpretasie en agterna-analises van die oefentoetse baie waardevol — dis vir ons belangrik om te weet waar Waterkloof staan met betrekking tot ander skole.

― Minnie Thom, Adjunkhoof Akademie, Waterkloof Hoërskool

Dit was ‘n voorreg … ons sal beslis weer so in die toekoms maak!

― Dr. Nico van Niekerk, Adjunkhoof Akademie, Hoërskool Linden, Johannesburg

My dogter Menine het die kursus te Linden baie interessant gevind.

― Corle de Villiers, Johannesburg ouer

Thank you so much, Albert, Keren really enjoyed the workshop.

― Leigh Welgemoed, Johannesburg parent

Thank you so much for your feedback on the tests …I feel like I’ve improved my test technique so much. This was the first paper that I finished within the 90 minutes and had time to spare. Lastly, I would just like to thank you for these tests, I feel very prepared because of them. […]

― Siphokazi Gigaba, Crawford pupil

Your book helped a lot – it gave me a lot of confidence. The AQL paper went well yesterday … I’ll be sure to recommend it to other students.

― Malu Beekman, Cape Town

My dogter het mediese keuring gekry by twee universiteite. Die werkswinkels het haar ‘n groot voorsprong gegee. … sal dit regtig aanbeveel by almal.

― Maunette de Kock, ouer, Hermanus Hoërskool

The class helped since I was familiar with how the questions were asked which made them easier to answer.

― Amy Skinner, Linden High School, Johannesburg

Dit het goed gegaan met die NBT-toetse. Ek het toelating gekry!

― Joubert Schoeman, Hoërskool Linden, Johannesburg

Die werkswinkel het baie gehelp. Ek het toelating gekry by drie plekke!

― Anja van der Westhuizen, Hoërskool Linden, Johannesburg

… everyone should do some work to prepare as it is a test unlike a normal test at school. So to answer your question it was very valuable and I do appreciate it. 🙂

― Alexander McDonald, Linden High School, Johannesburg

… Dit maak ‘n mens baie rustiger, en help jou om die vreemde vrae te verstaan.

― Menine de Villiers, Hoërskool Linden

Die NBT-AKG-toets het baie goed gegaan en sonder die werkswinkel sou ek defnitief nie so lekker geskryf het nie!!

― Janco Heymans, Hoërskool Linden, Johannesburg

… nie net om my senuwees te kalmeer nie, maar ook vir agtergrondkennis, die leer van die formaat en tydsbestuur, asook die verwagte resultate en wat dit beteken … Ek beveel beslis die werkswinkel aan.

― Anique Botha, Hoërskool Linden, Johannesburg

Op Facebook: Kyk hier! Wens ons kids kon laasjaar so iets gehad het.

― Rina Esterhuizen, Bloemfontein ouer

Thanks so much for the sessions today. Jadré thoroughly enjoyed it and he says learned a lot.

― Parent, Linden High School, Johannesburg

Baie dankie vir jou moeite … ek is so bly hulle kon dit saam met jou doen. Dit sal hulle ook motiveer om harder te werk, en ek dink hulle besef nou meer hoe hoog die standaard eintlik is vir dit wat hulle wil doen vorentoe.

― Dr Carla Els, Bloemfontein ouer

Graag wil ek jou bedank vir die aanlynkursus …ons glo dat dit haar gaan help om die NBT toets te slaag. Dankie vir jou geduld en professionaliteit.

― Annemarie de Meyer, Pretoria ouer

Thank you for the lesson today, sir. It will definitely help us get through the NBT exam!

― Tasneem Fredericks, Alma Mater International School

Thank you for today, sir. It was fantastic.

― Zoe da Silva, Alma International School

Ek het baie vandag geleer wat ek nie verwag het nie! Ek gaan hard werk en al die ander toetse inoefen.

― Emily de Castro, Frankfort leerder

…thank you very much for today’s workshop, it was extremely helpful!

― Emma Schelhase, Curro, Nelspruit

Megan het die werkswinkel baie geniet – baie dankie! Sal laat weet hoe het die NBT’s gegaan …

― Chantal van der Walt, Pretoria ouer

I would just like to thank you for helping me prepare for the Academic Literacy test, it went very well. My results for the practice tests were almost exactly the same as my result for the NBT. Megan van der Walt, Pretoria pupil

― Megan van der Walt, Pretoria pupil