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Parents family & whānau
Through the year, many families and whānau participate in both National Immersion Courses and also in events facilitated by their local regional centre or the Homai Campus school or Homai Early childhood centre. We also really value the contribution made to the governance of BLENNZ by participation in the BLENNZ Board of Trustees. Continue reading Parents family & whānau
Partner agencies
The team at BLENNZ work closely with a number of partner agencies to support ākonga who are blind, deafblind or have low vision. If you have anything that you would like to share with our community, please let us know. Continue reading Partner agencies
Medical practitioners
Medical practitioners can find a variety of information that will assist in supporting ākonga who are blind, deafblind or have low vision. If you have anything that you would like to share with our community, please let us know. Continue reading Medical practitioners
Educators & specialists
This is a space for educators and specialists to find resources that could be used in educational settings. If you are working with ākonga who are blind, deafblind or have low vision this is the place to find ideas that could help in classroom and early childhood settings. Continue reading Educators & specialists
Emil – A success story
BLENNZ Nelson farewells Emil as he moves to Auckland to participate in the Kickstart Programme in 2015. Emil came onto the Nelson roll as a pre-schooler and has been a… Read more
What does effective inclusive education looks like in practice?
Earlier this year, two of our learners, Brianna who is blind and Brayden who has severe low vision, and their RTV Kathryn Beer were featured in an Education Gazette article… Read more
Success for Kohl
Kohl Goodfellow is an 8 year old boy from Dunedin. He has been having regular developmental orientation and mobility (DOM) training. This training is overseen by Kay Daly, DOM Specialist/Coordinator… Read more
Official Opening – Principal’s Speech
Official Opening of BLENNZ Homai Campus Tena tātou katoa Te manu e kai ana i te miromiro, nōna te ngahere. Te manu e kai ana i te matauranga, nōna te… Read more
Diamond learns to swim – BLENNZ Palmerston North
Diamond is a 71/2 year old learner who is blind. Diamond’s motivation to swim has been used to increase his engagement and learning outcomes. Continue reading Diamond learns to swim – BLENNZ Palmerston North