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
Stories
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
The Hub – Outdoor Learning Environment
‘The Hub’ is part of our new Outdoor Learning Environment at Blennz Homai Campus. It has a compass in the centre with planter boxes around the outside. Great to see a… Read more
Thank you to all BLENNZ volunteers
A huge thank you to all of our BLENNZ volunteers around the country. The work that you do creates enhanced and inclusive learning opportunities for all our children and young people…. 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
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
50th Birthday Celebrations
On Saturday 14 March 2015 BLENNZ will be celebrating 50 years of blindness education on the BLENNZ Homai Campus. Where: 2 McVilly Road, Manurewa, Auckland. From: 11.00am to 2.30pm. To… Read more
BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility
The BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility (DOM) Service continues to evolve from the ‘Specialist’ to the ‘Collaborative’ Model. DOM Services are being provided nationally in a ‘skills sharing’ manner where… Read more
