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
Stories
BLENNZ Tūranganui a Kiwa Gisborne VRC team changes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
