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ZoomPals Hui online Immersion course

November 20, 2020

Figure 1 - A child has a big smile on her face while she is listening to an online music course

This year has been challenging for the Immersion team as we responded to the challenges presented by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns (nationally and Auckland-wide). We have seen these challenges as an opportunity to grow and develop Immersion courses; trying new… Read more

Northland Visual Resource Centre relocation

November 19, 2020

Figure 1 - A group photo inside a room of four staff from BLENNZ Northland with the Community Engagement Manager who blessed the new centre

After being located in the old dental clinic at Manaia View School for the past nine years, BLENNZ Northland Visual Resource Centre moved into our very own purpose built Sensory Resource Centre located… Read more

Braille literacy and braille skills

November 3, 2020

Figure 2 - Teacher sitting at her desk typing on her laptop

This year in Tauranga we have had a big push on our braille skills and teaching braille literacy. We have four staff members who have completed the BANZAT Transcribers exam over… Read more

Goalball session with learner’s class

September 7, 2020

Figure 1 - Learners lying on the gym floor practising how to defend the goalball nets.

In the last week of term 2, two BLENNZ learners and their classes from Glen Eden Intermediate experienced a goalball session facilitated by Casey from Blind Sport NZ. Both classes prepared for the session by… Read more

Parent Support Group

July 22, 2020

Figure 1 - Two children are sitting at a table eating food with their fingers

Over the year our preschool Parent Support Group has been well attended. Many new families have made connections with others and enjoy the opportunity to meet together and join RTVs fortnightly at BLENNZ… Read more

Ākonga developing swim safety and confidence skills

December 13, 2019

8 Ākonga and their instructors are all wearing lifejackets and are joined together huddled in a circle in the swimming pool

This year the BLENNZ Tūranganui a Kiwa/Gisborne and Napier teams collaborated with our Blind Low Vision NZ colleague, Erin Leonard to organise a very successful Curriculum Day at the Wairoa Community Centre Pool which focused on our ākonga developing Swim Safety and confidence skills. Five AUSTSwim instructors (two provisional) led by Denice Gasson were in the… Read more

BLENNZ Christchurch student groups get together to learn different skills

December 2, 2019

2 students are sitting at a table stirring a baking mixture that is in a bowl. 1 student is holding the bowl and the other student is holding a wooden spoon in her hand to do the stirring.

Fun Friday Workshops  “Fun Friday” continues to be popular with our 6 to 10 age group. The students particularly enjoy learning daily living skills while cooking and our “Master Chef”… Read more

DOM Supporter courses – upskilling RTVs

October 7, 2019

A group of 11 BLENNZ RTV's and Massey DOM Specialist tutors getting their photo taken outside Homai Campus after attending a DOM Community course

This year BLENNZ has prioritised achieving 50% of all Resource Teachers Vision to have completed at least 1 of the Developmental Orientation and Mobility (DOM) supporter courses, run as a… Read more

‘Make a hamburger’ lunch – Celebrating te wiki o te reo Māori!

September 13, 2019

Bradley is facing the camera and holding up his burger about to take his first bite!

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

Ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori tēnei – This is the week of te reo Māori

September 10, 2019

Text image reads 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

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Today is the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which is celebrated annually on the 3rd Thursday in May.
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