“Kia ora and welcome to the BLENNZ Developmental Orientation & Mobility (DOM) page. DOM is a Specialist Service – like OT and physio – that school students who have Vision… Read more
Early childhood
The Marrakesh Treaty
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are seeking feedback about the Marrakesh Treaty before Friday 26th February 2016, at 5pm. “The Marrakesh Treaty is an international treaty that aims… Read more
Te Whāriki
Te Whāriki is the Ministry of Education’s early childhood curriculum policy statement. All early childhood education services are required to deliver a curriculum that empowers young children to be confident… Read more
Curriculum
In Aotearoa New Zealand the curriculum is provided through Te Whāriki: Early Childhood Curriculum, and The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. These curricula provide the basis for educating all... Read more
Active learning outside at Homai ECC
Since the opening of ‘Freemason Park’ at the Homai Early Childhood Centre, children, whānau and staff are playing, discovering and learning in the new environment. The children are taking time… 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
Emergency Services Visit Homai ECC
Over the course of the year, there has been an ongoing interest in emergency services in our community. We have had visits from the fire service with their fire engine… Read more
Homai Early Childhood Centre
Group music and movement sessions form part of the programme at Homai Early Childhood Centre. During some sessions we engage the children through Clonker Board activities (figure 1) and children… Read more
BLENNZ Auckland – Early Childhood Team
“Give me time” Approximately 70% of the Auckland Early Childhood roll have multiple complex needs as well as a vision impairment. They need to make sense of the world around… Read more
National Assessment Service – Strategies to enhance exploration
Charlotte‘s has light perception and uses a range of sensory strategies and her excellent spatial memory to learn about her environment. She requires ample time to process verbal information and… Read more
