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  • Category: Articles
    • BLENNZ Tūranganui a Kiwa Gisborne VRC team changes
    • NAS – Functional Sensory Assessment
    • Expanded Core Curriculum group Te Roopu Auaha – The Creative Group
    • Resource Centre team Inquiry
    • NAS visit to Dunedin
    • Celebrating a student who attended the Halberg games
    • Covid successes: Hybrid Developmental Orientation and Mobility Programming
    • New Visual Resource Centre at Scott Point School
    • Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course
    • BLENNZ working in collaboration with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport NZ
    • Hamilton VRC – Blind Sport equipment kits 
    • BLENNZ Christchurch Whānau Group
    • 2021 Highlights for Gisborne VRC
    • VRC Coordinators and Regional Days
    • Covid lockdown at Auckland South 
    • Education Programmes delivered by the BEL’s team
    • City adventure for 2 cane users
    • Team Growth Cycle goal in Life Skills
    • The BLENNZ Pukekohe VRC opening
    • National Assessment Service (NAS) 2 day course for RTV’s to learn how to assess a learner’s vision
    • Learning sessions for ākonga
    • Immersion course modified during lockdown
    • Relocation for Dunedin Visual Resource Centre
    • In-Service workshops for Teachers, Teacher Aides and Early Support Workers around supporting ākonga who are Blind or have Low Vision
    • VRC Coordinators sharing information
    • Taranaki Visual Resource Centre staffing and problem solving
    • What does effective inclusive education looks like in practice?
    • Special Education study awards
  • Category: Case studies
    • A national approach to accessible digital assessments in New Zealand
  • Category: Events
    • BELS Professional Education Programmes
    • Auckland South’s 2022 Journey
    • NAS visit to Invercargill VRC
    • Curriculum Day for primary aged braille ākonga
    • Coaching and partnering approaches
    • Wellington Visual Resource Centre – coaching, culture and PLD
    • ZoomPals Hui online Immersion course
    • Northland Visual Resource Centre relocation
    • Braille literacy and braille skills
    • Goalball session with learner’s class
    • Parent Support Group
    • Ākonga developing swim safety and confidence skills
    • BLENNZ Christchurch student groups get together to learn different skills
    • DOM Supporter courses – upskilling RTVs
    • ‘Make a hamburger’ lunch – Celebrating te wiki o te reo Māori!
    • Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori tēnei – This is the week of te reo Māori
    • RTV’s ‘Brush up’ on DOM skills
    • Building sports and recreation opportunities outside of school
    • An opportunity for professional learning staff supporting primary ākonga
    • International Albinism Awareness Day
    • Bilingual Immersion course
    • HECC ākonga learn about people who help in our community
    • BLENNZ Auckland North Sports Day for Primary and Intermediate Ākonga
    • PVI Conference 2019
    • BLENNZ DOM Service Team Sharing and Learning Together
    • Auckland South VRC Low Vision Group – Homai Early Childhood
    • Ako in action – Christchurch Visual Resource Centre
    • Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
    • BLENNZ Homai Early Childhood Centre get creative
    • Te Reo Māori Breakfast Club
    • New Zealand Sign Language Week
    • The VIPs!
    • 19 immersion courses have been delivered in 2015
    • Braille Music Editor 2 Workshop: September 2015
    • Hamilton Sensory Resource Centre opening
    • BLENNZ Taranaki official opening
    • BLENNZ Napier and the Blind Foundation Working Together
    • Thank you to all BLENNZ volunteers
    • 50th Birthday Celebrations
    • Freemasons Park – BLENNZ Outdoor Learning Environment
    • BLENNZ Christchurch celebrating 50 years
    • BLENNZ Facebook Page
    • BLENNZ Tauranga – In-service for teachers
    • The Vision Book – My Child, Our Journey
    • Cathy West – BLENNZ Resource Teacher: Vision, Wellington
    • Kelly Doyle – BLENNZ Resource Teacher: Vision, Wairoa
    • Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2014
    • BLENNZ Taranaki – In-service Day
    • New Zealand Sign Language Week
    • 2013 Braille Proficiency Examination (Unified English Braille)
    • Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori, Maori Language week
    • Special message from Santa Claus just for you!
    • Official Opening – Principal’s Speech
    • Principal Jane Wells reflects on the BLENNZ Homai Campus opening ceremony
    • Hon Hekia Parata opens BLENNZ Homai Campus
    • Official Opening of Homai Campus Buildings, 17 May 2012
    • BLENNZ Homai Campus blessing: a student reflection by Jacob Saufoi
    • Speech made by Jane Wells as part of the blessing of the new buildings ceremony – Monday 29 August
    • Hand over 29th August for new BLENNZ Campus
    • The deconstruction of the Homai campus continues
  • Category: Learner stories
    • Ever-Growing
    • Full Inclusion in School Athletics Day
    • Lego Braille Bricks
    • LEGO Braille Bricks
    • Napier VRC flooded and upskilling RTV’s from the DOM team
    • Real and meaningful experiences
    • Identifying Need through the IEP – Literacy
    • Student visit to the National Assessment Team ADL session
    • Visit by the National Assessment Service to Napier
    • Celebrations with exam results
    • Transition to post school-life
    • Tactile graphics student
    • Teaming with DOM
    • Coming together to learn about tactile graphics and early braille skills
    • Braille club Curriculum day based around the Expanded Core Curriculum goals
    • Interactive Story Boxes
    • BLENNZ Napier students learning new skills
    • Cooking sessions for learners transitioning to Intermediate
    • Immersion comes to Tauranga for braille users aged 5-8 years
    • Darcy talks about studying automative engineering
    • Students go white water rafting on “Power Up” Immersion course at Homai
    • Transition Immersion group in Hamilton
    • Learning for life
    • BLENNZ Christchurch ākonga learn to play the ukulele and marimba
    • Ela uses a combination of vision and hearing techniques to access learning
    • Using tactile techniques to learn about Automotive Engineering
    • Making friends with people my age at Immersion Courses
    • BLENNZ Southland – Cool Cane Kids!
    • Curriculum Days – Identifying goals and capturing student voice
    • A busy 2018 for Immersion and a big welcome to Nic Holloway!
    • Curriculum Day opportunity for ākonga practise life skills
    • Homai Early Childhood Centre develop their own darkroom
    • BLENNZ Taranaki welcomes their new manager, Kay Hood
    • Around New Zealand 88 ākonga attend 14 Immersion courses in 2017
    • Connecting learners at an early age
    • Jared visits the National Assessment Service
    • Positive things happening at BLENNZ Napier
    • Diamond learns to swim – BLENNZ Palmerston North
    • Programmes for learners which improve their physical abilities
    • Evolving Self Advocacy – Gaining confidence to talk about vision loss
    • Homai Campus School Newsletter – Term 1 2017
    • Oliver performing as Oliver in Oliver!
    • Henry takes flight – ‘Digitally Speaking’ Immersion Course promotes sharing technology skills
    • Spirit of Attitude winner – Ese Aumalesulu
    • Gisborne VRC inquiry – Assistive technology solutions for learners
    • Jessica learns to cope with nerves becoming a confident public speaker
    • Homai Camus School – Term 2 Newsletter 2016
    • Developing confidence in areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum
    • Low Vision Awareness Workshop
    • Orientation and Mobility in Action – Team Collaboration
    • National Assessment Service visit to Palmerston North
    • Developmental Orientation and Mobility Instructor Kay Daly visits BLENNZ Taranaki
    • Homai Campus School Term 1 Newsletter
    • National Assessment Service (NAS) visits the team at Nelson Visual Resource Centre
    • Success for Kohl
    • International White Cane Day
    • BLENNZ Auckland North – River Dalby
    • BLENNZ Tauranga Training Days – Supporting iPad Learners
    • BLENNZ Gisborne – Supporting literacy at home
    • Emergency Services Visit Homai ECC
    • Expanding Horizons with Experiential Learning
    • Emil – A success story
    • National Assessment Service visit to BLENNZ Otago
    • Tactile Graphics Skills for Palmerston North Students
    • Developmental Orientation and Mobility at BLENNZ Southland
    • BLENNZ Hamilton’s Brayden Advocates for Himself
    • BLENNZ Napier Volunteer Resource Group Meet Jordan
    • Renee, Year 10, working towards independent online research skills
    • Shannon talks about achieving her learning goals for 2014
    • Jayke Hopa heads to US Space Camp for 25th Anniversary of SCIVIS!
    • Te wiki tuawhā
    • BLENNZ students off to US Space Camp
    • Ngā Puora O Te Reo – Māori Jolly Phonics
    • Freedom reflects on Career and Future Planning Immersion Course
    • Homai Early Childhood Centre
    • BLENNZ Auckland – Early Childhood Team
    • BLENNZ Tauranga visit the Symphony Orchestra
    • BLENNZ Wellington – Building braille skills
    • BLENNZ Otago – Lenny plans for the future
    • BLENNZ Nelson – Hands-on exploration
    • Freedom’s Career and Future Planning Immersion Course Reflection Feb 2014
    • BLENNZ Hamilton – The World at His Finger Tips
    • BLENNZ Taranaki – Creating stories using Book Creator
    • BLENNZ Christchurch – Developing Social Skills
    • BLENNZ Napier – Developing Life Skills
    • National Assessment Service (NAS) Team
    • National Assessment Service – Strategies to enhance exploration
    • Immersion Courses for 2013
    • Valerie Adams visits Freedom Nathan at Manurewa High
    • The launch of BLENNZ Learning Library
    • Visit to Guide Dog Services
    • Visit from Zirka Circus to Homai Campus School
    • Presentation to Matthew Jury-Thompson
    • Students playing cricket – A student report
    • Beth – In the beginning with Molly
  • Category: News
    • BLENNZ Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-tara 2022 
    • Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
    • Highest Needs Review
    • The University of Auckland’s School of Psychology seeks research participants
    • LEGO® Braille Bricks
    • Staying safe after an earthquake
    • BLENNZ Board of Trustees – Casual vacancy for an elected trustee
    • Being prepared for change
    • Outcomes from DOM discussion
    • Communication techniques during Lockdown
    • A Newly Revised and Updated Tactual Map Reading Programme 
    • Ministry of Health update
    • GAAD – Global Accessibility Awareness Day
    • MOE: Learning support needs Webinar on Wellbeing
    • Assistive Technology Support During Lockdown
    • Netsafe’s Online Safety Parent Toolkit
    • Keeping safe online during the lockdown
    • Ministry of Education – Tips for students and parents
    • Real-time Resilience Strategies for Coping with Coronavirus – Dr Lucy Hone & Dr Denise Quinlan
    • Talking to children and young people about COVID-19
    • COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)
    • BLENNZ Auckland North West relocation
    • BLENNZ Coordinator team 2019
    • Momo Challenge
    • Curriculum, Progression & Achievement
    • 7th Global Accessibility Awareness Day
    • International Support Staff Day
    • 2017 – A year of training successes with the DOM team
    • BLENNZ becomes a prescribed body and The Marrakesh Treaty
    • Updating the Little Sensory Room – Palmerston North Visual Resource Centre
    • BLENNZ learner numbers increase in Northland
    • National Volunteer Week
    • Board of Trustees Election Results
    • BLENNZ Tauranga In-Service for teachers, teacher aides and other professionals
    • Education Act Consultation
    • The Marrakesh Treaty
    • Term 3 Newsletter – Homai Campus School
    • BLENNZ Northland – Meet our fantastic team
    • BLENNZ DOM Service
    • The Hub – Outdoor Learning Environment
    • BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility
    • Homai Campus School Newsletter Term 4 2014
    • BLENNZ Music School book
    • New director of the Office for Disability Issues (ODI), Megan McCoy
    • Te wiki tuawaru
    • Te wiki tuawhitu
    • Te wiki tuaono
    • Te wiki tuarima
    • Te wiki tuatoru
    • Cook Island Language Week 4th – 10th August
    • Te wiki tuarua
    • Ngā Kupu o Te Wiki
    • BLENNZ Assessment and Teaching Services – VRC Regional Days
    • BLENNZ farewells retiring Principal, Jane Wells
    • Visit by Len Brown to Homai Campus
    • ERO Report 2012
    • Homai Special Formats Library
    • Architecture Award for BLENNZ Homai Campus
    • Tribute to Ross Wilson
    • BLENNZ Homai Campus
    • Campus Rebuild
    • The move to the new school on Homai Campus
    • Move to new buildings for BLENNZ Homai Campus staff
    • New BLENNZ Campus remains on target for the 11 July
    • BLENNZ BOT visit new campus build
    • New campus for BLENNZ
    • Welcome to our new home
  • Category: Parents family and whānau stories
    • Healthier Home Learning – Linewize webinar series for families
  • Category: Success stories
  • Category: Uncategorized
    • Our new space in Pukekohe
    • St. Anne’s Book Boxes
    • Barbara Armitage Award 2016
    • Homai Campus Newsletter – Term 3 2016
    • BLENNZ Developmental Orientation and Mobility Specialist Team has some firsts this year!
    • BLENNZ Christchurch – iPad Only Club
    • A visit to The Pumphouse
    • Long White Cloud – Official music video release
    • BLENNZ Gisborne – Building knowledge and use of Te Reo Māori
    • Active learning outside at Homai ECC
    • BLENNZ Christchurch – New experiences in a new location
    • Trip to Britomart Train Station and the Auckland CBD area
    • Aspiring for a bright future – the Aspire Lifeskills Group
    • Immersion Courses: Learners, Parents and Teachers Working Together
    • Cathy – Senior Teacher BLENNZ Wellington
    • Kelly – BLENNZ Gisborne Resource Teacher Vision
    • BLENNZ DOM Specialist Services
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