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.
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Section 2: School years
Choosing a school Local schools Most children who are blind, deafblind or have low vision attend regular classes within their local school and get access to extra help provided by… Read more
BLENNZ students off to US Space Camp
This year for the first time two New Zealand BLENNZ students have won scholarships to SCIVIS Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Renee Patete has featured in the DomPost describing how… Read more
Spirit of Attitude winner – Ese Aumalesulu
Just wanted to share the awesome news with you that our very own Ese received the “Spirit of Attitude” award last night at the Attitude Awards. Everyone who has worked… Read more
Accessing Kia Roha Sensory room
BLENNZ RTVs have been making use of the sensory room as a place to give early childhood ākonga new experiences and a chance for whānau to meet and get to… Read more
DOM and RTV collaborating using the Wise Walker resource
In Palmerston North, RTV and DOM are collaborating to develop a resource that can be used by RTV’s to support DOM programmes in preparation for a learner’s community goals. Our… 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
BLENNZ Otago – Lenny plans for the future
In March 2011 Lenny, who has low vision, attended a Career and Future planning Immersion course at Homai Campus. He produced a CV and this started him on his journey… Read more
Ākonga developing swim safety and confidence skills
This year the BLENNZ Tūranganui a Kiwa/Gisborne and Napier teams collaborated with our Blind Low Vision NZ colleague, Erin Leonard to organise a very successful Curriculum Day at the Wairoa Community Centre Pool which focused on our ākonga developing Swim Safety and confidence skills. Five AUSTSwim instructors (two provisional) led by Denice Gasson were in the… Read more
National Assessment Service (NAS) visits the team at Nelson Visual Resource Centre
We enjoyed a successful collaboration between the National Assessment Service and our local team during the year. Our local RTVs and the child’s parents watched Patrick Pink complete a very… Read more