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Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre

Name of Site: Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre

Contact Persons: Bev Topia, Principal; Sally Wilkinson, Deputy Principal

Address: 31 Maunu Road, PO Box 1139, Whangarei, New Zealand

Phone: 011-64-9—438-2105 (Call from USA)
09-438-2105 (Call from within New Zealand)

Fax: 011-64-9-438-2105 (Call from USA)
09-438-2105 (Call from within New Zealand)

Email: principal@blomfield.school.nz, sally.wilkinson@blomfield.school.nz, nic.osbaldiston@blomfield.school.nz

Website: http://www.blomfield.school.nz

Designation Date as a MOVE Model Site: October 11, 2006

MOVE Site Trainers:

Sally Wilkinson, Deputy Principal
Nicola Osbaldiston, Physiotherapist

Description of Site:

Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre is a state funded special school for students with intellectual and physical challenges, the only such school north of Wellsford. The school’s base is on Maunu Road and satellite classes are located at Morningside School and Manaia View School , Whangarei, and in a classroom at Kaitaia Primary School.
Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre has a “junior MOVE' class” based at Morningside School, and a “senior MOVE class” at the base school on Maunu Road. Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre also supports MOVE students depending on their needs) attending other classrooms/areas of the school with “non-MOVE students.”

Classes are taught by staff trained in the MOVE Program Basic Provider and Advanced Provider levels). At the Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre, there is a team of highly trained and experienced specialist staff that includes occupational and physiotherapists, and a psychologist.

Any student at the Blomfield School & Resource Center who cannot sit, stand or walk automatically enters the MOVE Program.

Number of students using the MOVE Program: 13

Age range of students/clients: 5-21years

Number of classrooms using the MOVE Program: 4

Student/staff ratio: 2:1 in MOVE Program classes

Other notes of interest:

Blomfield Special School & Resource Centre has an indoor heated pool and a customized adventure playground. . . The pool and playground inject a lot of fun into students' MOVE programs.

Blomfield Special School & Resource Center is leading a unique nationally funded research project?Digital Imaging in Special Education (DISE).This project includes video assessment and evaluation of students' MOVE programs. The information gathered on the progress of the students in this project is then shared with families and staff. This project is enhancing communication with families and providing information to others on the validity of the MOVE Program.

Directions to school:

From Auckland drive north along State Highway 1. Upon entering Whangarei turn right at the second set of lights onto Maunu Road. The school is No.31, and can be entered via the shared driveway at 11 Cooke Street or through the entrance on Maunu Road.

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