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Ever-Growing

December 15, 2022

During Term 4 a talented group of BLENNZ ākonga came together for our Songwriters Rock Immersion course. While together our talented young people composed and recorded a song together called… Read more

BLENNZ Tūranganui a Kiwa Gisborne VRC team changes

December 8, 2022

Figure 1 - Gisborne staff standing beside the Gisborne sign on the building

  The centre has undergone a transition period throughout the 2022 school year. A change in leadership and management began in Term 3 with a strategic approach that resulted in… Read more

Full Inclusion in School Athletics Day

December 8, 2022

Figure 2 - Laura is in a classroom standing on a balance board practising balancing activities with her RTV prior to the Athletics Day

Laura was able to participate fully and be included in all the activities on the whole school athletics day. In order to achieve this her RTV initiated a strengthening and… Read more

NAS – Functional Sensory Assessment

December 2, 2022

Figure 2 - Reid is sitting in a chair at a table using LEGO Braiile Bricks to write his name on a board

As a part of a National Assessment Service (NAS) visit to Dunedin, Reid undertook a functional sensory assessment that included assessing his listening skills and comprehension, as well as his… Read more

Expanded Core Curriculum group Te Roopu Auaha – The Creative Group

November 24, 2022

Figure 1 - Boy in red smiles with hands in the air, stood in front of his 2 smiling friends and a tarpaulin covered in sticks and leaves

Pukekohe VRC established a new Expanded Core Curriculum group this year called Te Roopu Auaha – The Creative Group. Twelve akonga from eleven primary schools came together once per term… Read more

Resource Centre team Inquiry

November 4, 2022

Figure 1 - Resource Teacher of Vision holding 2 square assessment cards in-front of 12 year old girl sitting in a wheelchair

Our Taranaki Team Inquiry focus this year was to engage in ongoing professional development delivered by the NAS team to support our growth when working alongside complex needs ākonga, their… Read more

NAS visit to Dunedin

November 4, 2022

Figure 1 - The grass covered in snow outside the front of the Dunedin Visual Resource Centre

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

Celebrating a student who attended the Halberg games

November 2, 2022

Figure 1 - Student standing outside a building with his medal around his neck

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

Covid successes: Hybrid Developmental Orientation and Mobility Programming

November 2, 2022

Figure 1 - Trinity is sitting at a table holding a cane in her hands and looking at a ipad during a zoom session

Covid has meant that ‘hybrid’ – in person and via zoom – Specialist programming has become a creative way to support learners and their teams.  This has been a success… Read more

BELS Professional Education Programmes

September 23, 2022

Figure 1 - A graphic of the BELS team logo on the PEP 201 programme

BELS held two Professional Education Programmes this year for kaiako who support early childhood ākonga and their whānau. The focus for 101 in June was whānau centred practice, and 201… Read more

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Today we celebrate International World Braille Day in honour of Louis Braille. This day was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 and is celebrated each year on 4th January, the day Louis Braille was born in 1809. The 4th of January starts a month of events aimed at increasing braille awareness. To find out more information about braille, visit the United Nations website ... See MoreSee Less

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The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.
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