The purpose of Immersion Courses is to bring learners with a similar need together to gain skills and knowledge in areas of the regular and the Expanded Core Curriculum. They… Read more
11-14 yrs
Shannon talks about achieving her learning goals for 2014
Transcript Hi my name is Shannon and my goal at the beginning of this year was to work on the Internet and getting my emails back and forward to other… Read more
Jayke Hopa heads to US Space Camp for 25th Anniversary of SCIVIS!
Last week we were able to share the first of two stories of BLENNZ students who are off to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Today Jayke Hopa shares his thoughts… Read more
Ngā Puora O Te Reo – Māori Jolly Phonics
The BLENNZ Gisborne Visual Resource Centre have three ORS learners with low vision attending Te Kura Kaupapa Māori in the Wairoa/Gisborne areas. To enable these learners to quickly learn how… Read more
Kate’s digital toolkit – Tech solutions to ensure access to learning
Kate is a Year 11 student who is attending her local high school. Here she shares with us, the technology package that she is using to access learning in the… Read more
BLENNZ Tauranga visit the Symphony Orchestra
Hannah’s story about an amazing outing that was organised by the BLENNZ Tauranga staff. The event was arranged to encouraging student awareness and enjoyment of orchestral music and to provide… Read more
BLENNZ Wellington – Building braille skills
In Wellington we have three braille learners at the intermediate and secondary school levels. The girls are each at a different stage of their schooling, and in their learning and… Read more
BLENNZ Hamilton – The World at His Finger Tips
“The World at His Finger Tips”- by Nic Holloway, BLENNZ Hamilton. In 2013 Jayke’s team successfully applied for a Braille Sense U2 from the Ministry of Education for him. He… Read more
BLENNZ Christchurch – Developing Social Skills
Students from Christchurch have been involved in various ‘Social Skills’ based activities this year. A group of students who have low vision from BLENNZ participated in the event “Mural Madness… Read more
Visit by Len Brown to Homai Campus
On Monday 17th June Len Brown, the Mayor of Auckland, visited Homai Campus. His visit lasted an hour and was a happy event for the students. We started with a… Read more