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Student visit to the National Assessment Team ADL session

December 17, 2020

Student is holding a carrot against the surface of a black tray with his left hand, and using a bigger grip handled white peeler in his right hand to peel it using a scrape to the right.

Joshua, his parents, and RTV attended an ADL session as part of his National Assessment. He has low vision and sensory loss in both upper and lower limbs.  Joshua participated in a series of… Read more

Visit by the National Assessment Service to Napier

December 13, 2020

Figure 1 - Child is correctly placing a small knobbed circle puzzle piece. She has her right hand on the tray as requested.

The National Assessment Service went to Napier in early September 2019. This was particularly timely, as four early childhood ākonga were transitioning to school. It has been lovely to see many of the recommendations… Read more

Celebrations with exam results

November 24, 2020

Figure 1 - A student is holding several certificates and a cup prize that she received at prizegiving ceremony at school

There have been lots of celebrations at BLENNZ Hamilton. Sue Cooke, Lisa Halsall, Debbie Barker and Alannah Orr have successfully passed the braille transcribers exam with distinctions or high distinctions…. Read more

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

Transition to post school-life

November 18, 2020

Figure 1 - A students cardboard written and drawn plan for her future path

Transition from secondary school to post-school life has been a focus for some of our ākonga in Otago this year. As part of our transition programme for a learner with additional needs we worked with the secondary school… Read more

Tactile graphics student

November 18, 2020

Figure 1 - Amiria reading from an emergent instructional reader, which has a piaf illustration on the left, and braille on the right side of the page

The BLENNZ Pedagogy of Tactile Graphics has been implemented with Amiria from a very young age. Our aim has been to scaffold her learning so that she is be able to interpret… 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

Teaming with DOM

August 24, 2020

Child is standing at a crossing and using a landmark to assist safe navigation

RTV supported the DOM initiated programme by implementing and practising the use of strategies for safe navigation of the school environment with the learner using all of his sensory skills. The learning goal for this student is for the development of purposeful and… 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

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