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BLENNZ Pukekohe Visual Resource Centre

36 Taikaranga Street
Pukekohe
Auckland 2120
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BLENNZ Homai Campus School

2 Mcvilly Rd
Manurewa
Auckland 2102 Continue reading BLENNZ Homai Campus School

BLENNZ Auckland South Visual Resource Centre

2 McVilly Road
Manurewa
Auckland 2102 Continue reading BLENNZ Auckland South Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Auckland North Visual Resource Centre

113 Becroft Drive
Forrest Hill
Auckland 0620 Continue reading BLENNZ Auckland North Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Northland Visual Resource Centre

Tikipunga High School
194 Corks Road
Tikipunga
Whangarei 0112 Continue reading BLENNZ Northland Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Tauranga Visual Resource Centre

78 Carmichael Road
Tauranga 3110 Continue reading BLENNZ Tauranga Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Taranaki Visual Resource Centre

Flight House
New Plymouth Girls High School
Mangorei Road
Strandon
New Plymouth 4312 Continue reading BLENNZ Taranaki Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Southland Visual Resource Centre

Ascot Community School
580 Tay Street
Invercargill 9810 Continue reading BLENNZ Southland Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Palmerston North Visual Resource Centre

18 Rochester Street
Palmerston North
Manawatu 4412 Continue reading BLENNZ Palmerston North Visual Resource Centre

BLENNZ Dunedin Visual Resource Centre

38 Riselaw Road
Calton Hill
Dunedin 9012 Continue reading BLENNZ Dunedin Visual Resource Centre

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3 months ago

LEGO® Braille BricksBLENNZ is excited to be an official partner of the LEGO Foundation and the LEGO® Braille Bricks toolkit. The LEGO® Braille Bricks concept is a play-based methodology that teaches braille to children who are blind or have a visual impairment aged 4-21. The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine.The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which means “Play Well”. Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. However, its products are now sold in more than 140 countries worldwide. They have collaborated with educators to develop the concept of the LEGO® Braille Brick.Each brick in the LEGO® Braille Bricks toolkit retains its iconic form, but unlike a regular LEGO brick, the studs are arranged to correspond to numbers and letters in the Braille alphabet. Each brick shows the printed version of the symbol or letter, allowing sighted and blind children to play and learn together on equal terms. This ingenious combination of features opens up a whole new world of playful learning that teaches children Braille in an enjoyable and tactile environment.BLENNZ is delighted to announce the launch of this programme across New Zealand with students who are focusing on the development of early braille literacy. Resource Teachers: Vision will under go training provided by the LEGO foundation and undertake direct teaching to this cohort of BLENNZ ākonga. This programme will be rolled out to identified ākonga from mid-June. LEGO® Braille Bricks are a teaching program/resource for early braille literacy. They will be used by the RTV with specific BLENNZ ākonga. Image Description: A child is sitting in front of a grey LEGO base plate which has four rows of LEGO attached. The top two rows are coloured LEGO, the two lower rows are LEGO® Braille Bricks. One LEGO® Braille Bricks row is red and has one top left dot on the brick that represents the letter A and number 1. The second LEGO® Braille Bricks row is yellow and has the top and middle left dots on the brick which represents the letter B and number 2. ... See MoreSee Less

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