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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

Covid successes: Hybrid Developmental Orientation and Mobility Programming

November 2, 2022

Figure 1 - Trinity is sitting at a table holding a cane in her hands and looking at a ipad during a zoom session

Covid has meant that ‘hybrid’ – in person and via zoom – Specialist programming has become a creative way to support learners and their teams.  This has been a success… 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

BLENNZ working in collaboration with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport NZ

June 15, 2022

Figure 1 - A group photo of staff from Parafed, Halberg and BLENNZ Whangarei

This year the Resource Teachers of Vision have been working collaboratively with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport New Zealand to increase both our own and whānau knowledge of accessible sporting… Read more

Hamilton VRC – Blind Sport equipment kits 

May 18, 2022

Figure 1 - Ākonga is standing with a bow and arrow in position learning how to shoot at the Halberg Sports Day. An adult is standing behind the ākonga helping hold the equipment

Many of our ākonga have been enjoying the new sports kits set up by Blind Sport. Their teachers are able to borrow these kits to use with their whole class,… Read more

BLENNZ Christchurch Whānau Group

April 14, 2022

Child, sibling and parent are saying hello to everyone on a zoom link

Our Whānau group is a planned session usually run fortnightly at the CVRC to suit ākonga and whānau interests and needs. Whānau voice is important and over the year we… 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

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Today we celebrate International World Braille Day in honour of Louis Braille. This day was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 and is celebrated each year on 4th January, the day Louis Braille was born in 1809. The 4th of January starts a month of events aimed at increasing braille awareness. To find out more information about braille, visit the United Nations website ... See MoreSee Less

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The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.
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