In Wellington we have three braille learners at the intermediate and secondary school levels. The girls are each at a different stage of their schooling, and in their learning and… Read more
Primary
BLENNZ Nelson – Hands-on exploration
We have had a recent teaching focus on the close range exploration of real objects – specifically water creatures – with some of our low vision, primary students. They revelled… Read more
BLENNZ Hamilton – The World at His Finger Tips
“The World at His Finger Tips”- by Nic Holloway, BLENNZ Hamilton. In 2013 Jayke’s team successfully applied for a Braille Sense U2 from the Ministry of Education for him. He… Read more
BLENNZ Taranaki – Creating stories using Book Creator
BLENNZ Taranaki currently has 5 teachers and an administrator. Many of our learners have iPads to help access the curriculum and our teachers have iPads to use in their teaching…. Read more
BLENNZ Napier – Developing Life Skills
Six-year-old Jordan attended the ‘I Can Do It’ Immersion Course for Braille Learners aged 5 – 8. This has been a highlight and talking point for Jordan as she recalls… Read more
Visit by Len Brown to Homai Campus
On Monday 17th June Len Brown, the Mayor of Auckland, visited Homai Campus. His visit lasted an hour and was a happy event for the students. We started with a… Read more
Immersion Courses for 2013
Up to 22 immersion courses have been planned for 2013. The purpose of Immersion courses is to bring learners with a similar teaching need together to gain skills and knowledge… Read more
Homai Special Formats Library
Homai Special Formats Library now has a Facebook page! Log in to your Facebook account and with a quick search you will find us. This is a great way to… Read more
Special message from Santa Claus just for you!
Ho, ho, ho from Santa’s workshop… Hi kids! It’s nearly Christmas time and I have been very busy at the North Pole organising all your presents to deliver on Christmas… Read more
Architecture Award for BLENNZ Homai Campus
The BLENNZ Homai Campus was newly built over 2010 and 2011, at the same time as the former 1960’s buildings were being demolished. BLENNZ staff based at Homai Campus moved… Read more
