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
Key Competencies
Trip to Britomart Train Station and the Auckland CBD area
Intermediate School Students with Low Vision developing Social, Physical and Orientation and Mobility skills The students were a given a resource pack which included an adapted map of the CBD… Read more
Aspiring for a bright future – the Aspire Lifeskills Group
The Year 9, 10 and 11 “Aspire Lifeskills group” was established to build an awareness of employment skills and begin planning for the transition beyond school. The group of 11… Read more
Developmental Orientation and Mobility at BLENNZ Southland
Over the past year BLENNZ Southland have embraced the new BLENNZ Developmental Orientation and Mobility Model and have actively included this in day to day practice. We believe that, with… Read more
BLENNZ Music School book
Our long wait is over and our beautiful books have arrived! “This is what we do on Saturday” is a wonderful account of our young students and the time they… Read more
Renee, Year 10, working towards independent online research skills
Transcript Kia ora my name is Renee and I’m 15 years old. I am in Year 10 at Wellington Girls College and my goal for 2014 was to independently research… Read more
Shannon talks about achieving her learning goals for 2014
Transcript Hi my name is Shannon and my goal at the beginning of this year was to work on the Internet and getting my emails back and forward to other… Read more
Jayke Hopa heads to US Space Camp for 25th Anniversary of SCIVIS!
Last week we were able to share the first of two stories of BLENNZ students who are off to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Today Jayke Hopa shares his thoughts… Read more
Freedom reflects on Career and Future Planning Immersion Course
Transcript Karen: Freedom, what are you hoping to get out of this Career and Future Planning Immersion Course? Freedom: I hope to get a full plan proof from, to act… Read more
Kate’s digital toolkit – Tech solutions to ensure access to learning
Kate is a Year 11 student who is attending her local high school. Here she shares with us, the technology package that she is using to access learning in the… Read more