2023 Immersion Course Calendar

This is the Immersion Course Calendar for 2023. These courses have been developed and planned to meet a range of needs and cater to ākonga and whānau/family from birth to 21 years. Short term immersion courses support delivery of the national curriculum and the Expanded Core Curriculum and usually range from one day to one week.

Please email the Immersion team if you would like more information or chat to your BLENNZ Resource Teacher Vision.

Term 1

Course 1: Run! Run!

• Braille Junior Ākonga
• Week 5.
• Tuesday 28^th February –  Friday 3^rd March.
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Let’s Get Physical

• Braille Intermediate Ākonga
• Week 6.
• Tuesday 7^th –  Friday 10^th March.
• Homai Campus.

Course 3: Future Planning

• For Years 10, 11, 12
• Week 7.
• Tuesday 15^th – Friday 17^th March.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: Braille Emergent Ākonga

• Braille Emergent Ākonga
• Week 8.
• Tuesday 21^st – Thursday 23^rd March.
• Homai Campus.

Course 5: Braille Secondary Ākonga

• Braille Secondary Ākonga
• Week 9.
• Tuesday 28^th – Thursday 30^th March.
• Homai Campus.

Term 2

Course 1: Music

• Begins Week 3 (Tuesday Group).
• 9^th August –  20^th September.
• 9am – 10.30am.
• Online.

Course 2: Transition Taster

• Week 3.
• Thursday 11^th –  12^th May.
• Homai Campus

Course 3: Secondary Ākonga with Recent Vision Loss (including Keratoconus)

• Week 6.
• Tuesday 30^th May – Friday 2^nd June.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: Jumping into Coding!

• Braille Middle Ākonga
• Week 9.
• Tuesday 20^th – Friday 23^rd June.
• Homai Campus.

Course 5: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (online)

• Date to be confirmed
• Online.

Term 3

Course 1: Music

• Week 3.
• Monday 31^st July – Thursday 3^rd August.
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Finding Out! (Maths, Tactile Graphics – graphs, grids; preparation for secondary maths

• Braille Intermediate Ākonga.
• Week 4.
• Tuesday 8^th – Friday 11^th August.
• Homai Campus.

Course 3: Transition Conversations

• Week 8.
• Tuesday 5^th – Thursday 7^th September.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: The Teddy Bears’ Picnic

• Braille New Entrant Ākonga.
• Week 9.
• Tuesday 12^th – Thursday 14^th September.
• Homai Campus.

Term 4

Course 1: Ākonga with Albinism

• Years 6 – 8.
• Week 1
• Tuesday 10^th – Friday 13^th October
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Braille Junior Ākonga

• Week 4.
• Tuesday 31^st October – Friday 3^rd November.
• Homai Campus.

Course 3: Braille Middle Ākonga

• Week 7.
• Tuesday 21^st – Friday 24^th November.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: I Can Do It Myself

• Braille Emergent Ākonga
• Week 8.
• Tuesday 28^th November – Friday 1^st December.
• Homai Campus.