2024 Immersion Course Calendar

This is the Immersion Course Calendar for 2023. These courses have been developed and planned to meet a range of needs and cater to ākonga and whānau/family from birth to 21 years. Short term immersion courses support delivery of the national curriculum and the Expanded Core Curriculum and usually range from one day to one week.

Please email the Immersion team if you would like more information or chat to your BLENNZ Resource Teacher Vision.

Term 1

Becoming Digital Citizens – Online

• Tuesday 13^th February – Wednesday 20^th March.

Course 1: Super Explorers – Upper Primary

• Braille Junior Ākonga.
• Week 4.
• Monday 19^th February –  Thursday 22^nd February.
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Future Planning

• Week 6.
• Tuesday 5^th –  Friday 8^th March.
• Homai Campus.

Course 3: I Can Do It Myself

• Braille Junior Ākonga.
• Week 7.
• Tuesday 12^th – Friday 15^th March.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: Buddies and Bugs

• Emergent Braille.
• Week 8.
• Thursday 21^st March 11am-12pm.
• Online.

Term 2

Becoming Digital Citizens – Online

• Tuesday 7^th May – Wednesday 19^th June.

Course 1: Transition to Secondary

• Intermediate Braille Ākonga.
• Week 2.
• Tuesday 7^th – Friday 10^th May.
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Music Braille

• Week 7.
• Monday 10^th –  Thursday 13^th June.
• Homai Campus

Course 3: Out and About

• Braille and Low Vision Years 5 – 8.
• Week 8.
• Tuesday 18^th – Friday 21^st June.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: Tuakana-Teina 

• Years 6 – 8.
• Week 10.
• Tuesday 2^nd – Friday 5^th July.
• Homai Campus.

Term 3

Becoming Digital Citizens – Online

• Tuesday 30^th July – Wednesday 11^th September.

Course 1: Transition Conversations

• Week 1.
• Tuesday 23^rd July – Friday 26^th July.
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Transition Taster

• Week 2.
• Tuesday 30^th July – Friday 2^nd August.
• Homai Campus.

Course 3: Middle School 

• Braille Ākonga.
• Week 3.
• Tuesday 6^th – Friday 9^th August.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: Recent Vision Loss

• Secondary Ākonga.
• Week 6.
• Tuesday 27^th – Friday 30^th August.
• Homai Campus.

Course 5: Albinism

• Week 8.
• Tuesday 10^th – Friday 13^th September.
• Homai Campus.

Term 4

Becoming Digital Citizens – Online

• Tuesday 22^nd October – Wednesday 4^th December.

Course 1: Teddy Bears’ Picnic

• New Entrant Ākonga (Braille).
• Week 3
• Tuesday 29^th – Thursday 31^st October
• Homai Campus.

Course 2: Digital Citizens’ Hui

• Week 4.
• Tuesday 5^th November – Friday 8^th November.
• Homai Campus.

Course 3: Adaptive Sports

• Upper Primary/Junior Seconday.
• Week 7.
• Tuesday 26^th – Friday 29^th November.
• Homai Campus.

Course 4: Leadership

• Years 11-13
• Week 8.
• Friday 6^th – Sunday 8^th December.
• Homai Campus.