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Immersion course for ākonga (ORS VO VH) in Years 4 – 6

November 29, 2023

Figure 1 - Immersion ākonga and RTVs walking on Māngere Maunga going downhill on a boardwalk

This Immersion course was for ākonga (ORS VO VH) in Years 4 – 6.  They headed off-campus for a bush adventure with Harry from Barefooted NZ. Ākonga learned about NZ… Read more

BLENNZ Student named head student of Flaxmere College

November 24, 2023

Figure 1 - A summary document outlining the achievements for head girl Jordez

Congratulations to Jordez Marshall who has just completed her final year at Flaxmere College. Jordez was awarded the honour of being named as Head Girl at the start of 2023… Read more

Board of Trustees Casual Vacancy

November 6, 2023

Casual vacancy for an elected trustee A casual vacancy has occurred on the BLENNZ board of trustees for an elected parent representative. The board has decided to fill the vacancy… Read more

A Haerenga me Auckland South VRC 

November 2, 2023

Two girls in the pool

2023 started as another eventful year, with a cyclone in week 3, putting a damper to the start of the year. At the end of term 1 we hosted the… Read more

Accessing Kia Roha Sensory room

October 30, 2023

Figure 1 - Figure 1 - Mirror ball and lights shining on the ceiling in a 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

BEL’s Tamariki course

October 20, 2023

Figure 1 - 2 girls standing at a bench with their mixing bowls baking

The BELS team organised an immersion course for tamariki with low vision from three to five years. A cooking activity was offered using the process method. This is  an interactive… Read more

Tim Bray Production Supporting  inclusivity in the Arts

October 20, 2023

Figure 3 - Seven actors standing on a stage describing their character and costume to a group of learners during the touch tour prior to the the performance

Each term BLENNZ Auckland North/West are given a number of free seats for the Tim Bray show at The Pumphouse in Takapuna.  The theatre company allows our blind and low… Read more

Outing with a guide dog

October 18, 2023

Figure 2 - Guide dog with handler and 2 people crossing zebra crossing

A group of secondary-aged ākonga went on a train trip to Blind Low Vision NZ Mobility Centre.  They used the state of the art – only mobility centre in the… Read more

PLD workshops for working with visually impaired akonga

September 7, 2023

Figure 1 - RTV is standing talking to a group of attendees at a workshop about adapting resources for visually impaired learners

It was great to be able to host PLD in March in the Christchurch VRC. A variety of teachers, teacher-aides, LSC’s and SENCO were invited to participate and learn more… Read more

Personalised Assessment in the National Assessment Service (NAS)

August 17, 2023

Figure 1 - Young girl looking at a silver disc held in front of her, while being supported to sit by the physiotherapist

NAS has been adapting service delivery in response to the different needs of ākonga, whānau and teams across the country. This has included joint assessments for some of our younger… Read more

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