Pukekohe VRC established a new Expanded Core Curriculum group this year called Te Roopu Auaha – The Creative Group. Twelve akonga from eleven primary schools came together once per term… Read more
Life skills
Celebrating a student who attended the Halberg games
A celebration for Kahn, from BLENNZ Napier, has been to attend the October Halberg games in Palmerston North. Kahn participated in a variety of events, from swimming to track and… Read more
Covid successes: Hybrid Developmental Orientation and Mobility Programming
Covid has meant that ‘hybrid’ – in person and via zoom – Specialist programming has become a creative way to support learners and their teams. This has been a success… Read more
Auckland South’s 2022 Journey
2022 started with restricted service delivery and then ASVRC had a minor fire, so it was back to working from home. Things started to feel more normal from the start… Read more
BLENNZ working in collaboration with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport NZ
This year the Resource Teachers of Vision have been working collaboratively with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport New Zealand to increase both our own and whānau knowledge of accessible sporting… Read more
Team Growth Cycle goal in Life Skills
Our Taranaki Team Growth Cycle goal this year has been to build our knowledge and expertise in the Life Skills (LS) area of the Expanded Core Curriculum. At the beginning of Term… Read more
Learning sessions for ākonga
In Term Two we were excited to offer Pārekareka Rāpare (formerly Fun Friday) again. We had a theme of ‘rolling’. The session includes physical indoor and outdoor activities, assembling and cutting of sushi, social skills… Read more
Healthier Home Learning – Linewize webinar series for families
Linewize are holding a series of free webinars for families about home learning. This is an opportunity for parents and whanau to get support around navigating the online learning environment…. Read more
Immersion course modified during lockdown
Auckland going into lockdown became the catalyst for us examining what we could offer locally for our ākonga who were due to attend immersion. We were fortunate to secure the services of specialists in Activities of Daily Living, Music,… Read more
Student visit to the National Assessment Team ADL session
Joshua, his parents, and RTV attended an ADL session as part of his National Assessment. He has low vision and sensory loss in both upper and lower limbs. Joshua participated in a series of… Read more