What an awesome way to celebrate te wiki o te reo Māori! To add to our te wiki o te reo Māori celebrations, we had a ‘Make a hamburger’ lunch… Read more
Events
Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori tēnei – This is the week of te reo Māori
E te whānau whanui o BLENNZ, tēnā koutou katoa. Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori tēnei. He wiki whakahira ki te iwi o Aotearoa. Ā kāti, ia ra ia… Read more
An opportunity for professional learning staff supporting primary ākonga
In May 2019, three BLENNZ Wellington Resource Teachers Vision, brought together a group of teacher aides working with our academic primary braille learners – an opportunity for sharing, support and professional development for a group of teacher aides who hadn’t met… Read more
International Albinism Awareness Day
Sophia is a 9-year-old student from Dunedin, who has Albinism. She is helping the children and teachers at her school learn more about Albinism, in the hope of promoting greater… Read more
HECC ākonga learn about people who help in our community
Homai Early Childhood Centre has a termly booking with Ambulance Officer Sue to learn more about the people who help us in our community. She brings ‘Amby’ a model ambulance and real… Read more
BLENNZ Auckland North Sports Day for Primary and Intermediate Ākonga
On May 7th, we held a Sports day for BLENNZ primary and intermediate aged learners. 18 learners attended. It was held at the PHAB Building in Takapuna. Out on the… Read more
PVI Conference 2019
PVI are holding their annual Parent Conference this year in Wellington from 26th – 28th October. This is the registration form for parents to complete. At present they are over halfway… Read more
BLENNZ DOM Service Team Sharing and Learning Together
The BLENNZ DOM team continues to grow and learn together throughout 2018. The team meets 4 times a year for professional and service stream development. Recently members of the BLENNZ DOM… Read more
A national approach to accessible digital assessments in New Zealand
Together BLENNZ, the Blind Foundation and NZQA are working towards developing accessible online assessments that take into account a range of learner needs and assistive technology packages. It has been… Read more
Auckland South VRC Low Vision Group – Homai Early Childhood
The low vision group was established in February 2017 with the Homai Early Childhood Centre for children to attend with their parents and whānau. An RTV from Auckland South VRC… Read more