New Schools for 2014-2015

2015 has begun with a roaring start as Computers in Homes welcomes the participation of 4 schools for the 2014-2015 period.

This period will see Computers in Homes working with schools in the Wellington CBD areas.


Beginning in Term 2, I would like to welcome back Berhampore School with their second intake.  Berhampore School has graduated 14 families in 2012.  3 years on, we are able to offer another intake for Berhampore School.  They begin their first session on Tuesday 28th April 2015.

I would also like to welcome Newtown School who will begin training on Tuesday 20th April 2015.  Newtown school was one of the first to participate in Computers in Homes.  Mark Brown (Principal) previous school Victory School (Nelson) participated in the programme.  So we are very fortunate to have a school who not only has staff who have seen the benefits CiH has had on their families, but also to have a Principal who hosted the programme in his previous school is an add bonus.  I am excited to see the possibilities CiH & Newtown School can create for the school families.




 

Welcome to Linden School (Tawa).  I am happy to be working in this school in collaboration with the Porirua E-Learning Director & Porirua Computers in Homes Regional Coordinator - Tim Davies-Colley.  Linden School has a new principal Gaylene Hill who I am excited to work with so that the families of Linden School may experience the benefits CiH has to offer.  Linden will begin their first class on Thursday 30th April 2015.




We will also be working with St Anne's School (Newtown).  Thank you Doreen O'Sullivan for allowing Computers in Homes into your school.  The dates are yet to be set for the school... so watch this space.

Last but not least, I am in the planning stages with Celeste Hastings (principal) on how we can provide CiH in Holy Cross School.  Again watch this space.

There is a lot of exciting things happening for the Wellington Schools!

Also, I would like to thank Ministers Parata and Kaye for announcing Computers in Homes funding will be extended in 2015-16 to support another 1500 families.

Future for Computers in Homes Wellington/Hutt

Computers in Homes Wellington/Hutt are looking at creating a School Training Centre in the Wellington Region.  This is a pilot centre and if all goes well, we will be offering 8 places for Wellington Central families to participate in the programme.  Criteria's apply.

In 2015, Schools who are interested in the programme but don't have enough families to carry an intake of Computers in Homes of their own, will be able to send their families to the STC.
Watch this space...

Welcome to Computers in Homes Newtown School

A potential date has been set for Newtown School to begin their Computers in Homes intake in February 2014.

Mark Brown was the principal of Victory School Nelson, who completed the Computers in Homes programme back in 2012 graduating 38 families.

Mark knows the benefits the programme has for his families and has taken up the opportunity for his school.

I look forward to working in this school.

Still looking at more schools to add to the Wellington/Hutt List.

PLANS FOR 2014-2015

I have been working a lot in the Hutt Valley schools and am now venturing into the Wellington CBD
area to provide Computers in Homes in the schools.

The first school on my list is the lovely Newtown School.

Newtown School were one of the first Computers in Homes school around 10 years ago.  When speaking to the new principal Mark Brown and other staff members, the children who attend the school back then now have children of their own that attend Newtown School.
There are also teachers who were apart of the school with the first Computers in Homes intake are still teaching at the school today.

The school is now going through a revamp in buildings, so we look forward to working with Newtown School in term 1 of the 2015 school year.

I am also looking at other schools in Wellington such as Kahurangi School and Holy Cross, but have yet to set dates as to when Computers in Homes can begin.

 

Hutt Schools I would also like to work with in this project year from the Hutt are Wainuiomata College and St Bernards College.
 

Epuni School 2014

Well Done Epuni School

Gathering numbers for this school was a bit of a struggle, but we got there in the end!! Well Done to the 9 families who graduated with their 20 hours of Digitial Literacy through Computers in Homes and a refurbished desktop to take home for you and your whanau.

Congratulations Maoribank School

Maoribank School were the first Upper Hutt School to participate in the Computers in Homes programme.
The school were worried they would not fill their quota of 15 places and thought they would barely fill 10 places as the school's roll wasn't the biggest.
But with commitment, belief and dedication to the programme the school managed to have 14 parents graduate with 1 partner attending so he had knowledge about what his children would be doing on the internet.

This was a great successful programme and I wish the parents all the best for theirs and their children's future.

Rata Street School Graduation 2nd December 2013

We were graced with the presence of the Taita Central Kapahaka roopu when the fantastic 11 fantastic parents celebrated a mile stone of graduating from Computers in Homes.

Congratulations to all the wonderful parents of Taita Central School and also a wonderful congratulations to Taita Central on the excellent ERO Report for 2013.