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Napier VRC flooded and upskilling RTV’s from the DOM team

July 29, 2021

Figure 2 - Child is standing on the grass looking at the road being instructed by an adult to use the timing method to estimate the speed of cars
Figure 2 – Child is looking down the road for traffic
Figure 1 - Child and a instructor are standing on the road going across a pedestrian crossing
Figure 1 – Child is walking on a pedestrian crossing with an adult

On the 9th of November last year Henry Hill School was impacted by local flooding and, once again, we found ourselves working from home. Despite this, provision of services and resources continued. We became fully operational again towards the end of Term 1 2021. A positive outcome has been that we were able to select many lovely new resources, to replace those lost, and these are now being enjoyed by ākonga. 

Our local ākonga have continued to benefit from DOM specialist input, provided by Niki Di Mattina. The BLENNZ Napier team continues to appreciate the opportunities to upskill in this area. RTVs are currently supporting ākonga through a variety of DOM programmes including cane skills, road crossings, and travel within schools and the wider community.  

 

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