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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

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

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

Auckland South’s 2022 Journey

September 8, 2022

Figure 1 - Child and lady sitting at a table cutting up food

2022 started with restricted service delivery and then ASVRC had a minor fire, so it was back to working from home. Things started to feel more normal from the start… Read more

New Visual Resource Centre at Scott Point School

August 30, 2022

Figure 2 - The Prime Minister standing exploring Braille bricks in front of other people

Auckland North Visual Resource Centre moved into its permanent location at Scott Point School, Hobsonville in June. The purpose-built centre has a large open plan office for the Resource Teachers… Read more

Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course

July 19, 2022

Three Resource Teacher Vision standing on grass talking while one is guiding another one who is blindfolded

At the end of term 2, BLENNZ Tauranga were fortunate to run the four-day Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course for 10 RTVs. Involved in this event were 2… Read more

NAS visit to Invercargill VRC

April 7, 2022

Figure 1 - The Invercargill BLENNZ team and some of the NAS team having their group photo taken

After being postponed twice our NAS visit went ahead in February. This was a relief for everyone organising it and for ākonga and whānau who had waited patiently.  The opportunity… Read more

2021 Highlights for Gisborne VRC

March 3, 2022

Figure 1 - Te Ngaru is standing up showing her finished Matariki day kite

In 2021 we have had a few highlights.  One of these was the NAS visit in March after two planned visits that were cancelled due to Covid. The team were… Read more

Education Programmes delivered by the BEL’s team

November 25, 2021

Figure 1 - A cover of the Ecological Systems Theory

The BELS team conducted two professional education programmes in 2021 specifically for RTV working with early childhood ākonga. 101 in June for 14 RTV covered topics that supported philosophy of… Read more

Team Growth Cycle goal in Life Skills

November 23, 2021

Figure 1 - Two female team members standing at the kitchen table. One wearing sim specs holding a measuring spoon and the other observing her.

Our Taranaki Team Growth Cycle goal this year has been to build our knowledge and expertise in the Life Skills (LS) area of the Expanded Core Curriculum.  At the beginning of Term… Read more

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