Charlotte‘s has light perception and uses a range of sensory strategies and her excellent spatial memory to learn about her environment. She requires ample time to process verbal information and… Read more
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Connecting learners at an early age
For quite a number of years we have seen the value of connecting learners through attendance at Immersion Courses. Learning opportunities stand beside opportunities to make friends.
What BLENNZ Offers from Birth to Age 21
Resource Teachers Vision and DOMs work in partnership with parents and whānau to provide local specialist education services to over 1600 children and young people who are blind, deafblind and… Read more
Immersion comes to Tauranga for braille users aged 5-8 years
Tauranga VRC were very fortunate to have the Immersion team arrive to complete an immersion course for Braille users aged 5-8 years at our centre on 25th March. Natalie Stewart and Trish Bishop… Read more
Outing with a guide dog
A group of secondary-aged ākonga went on a train trip to Blind Low Vision NZ Mobility Centre. They used the state of the art – only mobility centre in the… Read more
NAS visit to Dunedin
In September we had a visit from the National Assessment Service (NAS) team, who saw most of our ORS Vision Only ākonga as well as some of our moderate learners. … Read more
Renee, Year 10, working towards independent online research skills
Transcript Kia ora my name is Renee and I’m 15 years old. I am in Year 10 at Wellington Girls College and my goal for 2014 was to independently research… Read more
Graduation ceremony for Transition ākonga from 2021 and 2022
After a two year hiatus Transition was finally able to have a graduation ceremony for ākonga from 2021 and 2022. Representatives from the Blundell family came and presented the Blundell… Read more
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
Curriculum Day for primary aged braille ākonga
On the 26th May, Tauranga VRC ran a Curriculum Day for our primary aged braille ākonga. The aim of the day was to explore measurement of time and space. Developmental Orientation and Mobility… Read more