In recognition of the range of powerful feelings experienced by parents and the unique circumstances encountered by families when coming to terms with a child’s vision impairment, BLENNZ (Blind and… Read more
Stories
Massey BLENNZ DOM Living Skills Course
This year the DOM team have worked in collaboration with Massey to offer the Living Skills course in Palmerston North and Dunedin. These courses were facilitated by Shiree Arrian and… Read more
Taranaki Inquiry goal and Strategic goal for 2023
This year our Taranaki Inquiry focus was to improve our knowledge and skills in formal and informal assessment with our Complex needs ākonga and use this knowledge to support whanau… Read more
Busy Bees Curriculum Day
Busy Bees Curriculum Day creates opportunities to foster lifelong friendships as well as work on both Expanded Core and NZ Curriculum Goals. Identifying and using money: BLENNZ DOM instructor Jayne… Read more
Immersion course for ākonga (ORS VO VH) in Years 4 – 6
This Immersion course was for ākonga (ORS VO VH) in Years 4 – 6. They headed off-campus for a bush adventure with Harry from Barefooted NZ. Ākonga learned about NZ… Read more
Making social skills learning explicit
Ākonga without vision loss learn nearly all social skills through observation of their environment and people. For ākonga with vision loss this very important aspect of learning and development needs… Read more
BLENNZ Student named head student of Flaxmere College
Congratulations to Jordez Marshall who has just completed her final year at Flaxmere College. Jordez was awarded the honour of being named as Head Girl at the start of 2023… Read more
Board of Trustees Casual Vacancy
Casual vacancy for an elected trustee A casual vacancy has occurred on the BLENNZ board of trustees for an elected parent representative. The board has decided to fill the vacancy… Read more
A Haerenga me Auckland South VRC
2023 started as another eventful year, with a cyclone in week 3, putting a damper to the start of the year. At the end of term 1 we hosted the… Read more
Accessing Kia Roha Sensory room
BLENNZ RTVs have been making use of the sensory room as a place to give early childhood ākonga new experiences and a chance for whānau to meet and get to… Read more
