Kia ora and welcome to BLENNZ Northland. We are fortunate to have four RTV’s in our 2015 team; Kate Mabbett (Manager), who remains .6 while she completes her final year… Read more
Visual Resource Centres
BLENNZ Taranaki official opening
We were thrilled to have had the official opening of BLENNZ Taranaki on the 19th of March 2015. The BLENNZ Taranaki community celebrated the opening of our new building with… Read more
BLENNZ Gisborne – Supporting literacy at home
Inspired by research, “that one of the most effective approaches to helping young children develop literacy skills, is a home environment that supports literacy,” – quote from the Reading is Fundamental… Read more
BLENNZ Christchurch – New experiences in a new location
Since moving into our new premises at the beginning of the year, we have been looking at what extra learning experiences we can offer to our population of learners. Our… Read more
Expanding Horizons with Experiential Learning
At BLENNZ Palmerston North, we have ten students who either are, or will be braille readers. One of these students is Maraea. For the last year, Maraea has worked with… Read more
BLENNZ Napier and the Blind Foundation Working Together
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
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
