The Transition Centre Students at Wairau Valley Special School submitted their film Kaipatiki – It Makes Sense to the 2015 KPAT Short Shorts Competition. It was planned to use the… Read more
Learner stories
BLENNZ Tauranga Training Days – Supporting iPad Learners
As a large number of the learners with low vision in the Bay of Plenty area are using iPads to support their learning, our team organised a series of training… Read more
BLENNZ Taranaki official opening
We were thrilled to have had the official opening of BLENNZ Taranaki on the 19th of March 2015. The BLENNZ Taranaki community celebrated the opening of our new building with… Read more
BLENNZ Gisborne – Supporting literacy at home
Inspired by research, “that one of the most effective approaches to helping young children develop literacy skills, is a home environment that supports literacy,” – quote from the Reading is Fundamental… Read more
Emergency Services Visit Homai ECC
Over the course of the year, there has been an ongoing interest in emergency services in our community. We have had visits from the fire service with their fire engine… Read more
Expanding Horizons with Experiential Learning
At BLENNZ Palmerston North, we have ten students who either are, or will be braille readers. One of these students is Maraea. For the last year, Maraea has worked with… Read more
BLENNZ Napier and the Blind Foundation Working Together
During the April school holidays BLENNZ Napier teamed with the Blind Foundation to host a children’s activity day. Seven primary aged learners took part in a range of physical, social,… Read more
Emil – A success story
BLENNZ Nelson farewells Emil as he moves to Auckland to participate in the Kickstart Programme in 2015. Emil came onto the Nelson roll as a pre-schooler and has been a… Read more
National Assessment Service visit to BLENNZ Otago
In March 2014 we had a visit from the National Assessment Service (NAS). They used rooms at the Forsyth Barr stadium and over the course of three days 16 children… Read more
Tactile Graphics Skills for Palmerston North Students
This year, one of our focus areas has been developing tactile discrimination skills to enable our students to interpret tactile graphics when they are presented within curriculum tasks. In figure… Read more
