Palmerston North Pilots

At Terrace End, it has been a real team effort, with the whole school community getting behind the CIH training; BOT and staff members assisting with babysitting so that parents could learn in peace, and Principal Sue Allomes helping during tutoring sessions.

Somerset Cres parents without landlines will be able to connect to the InspireNet Wi-Fi network thanks to involvement from James Watts. James and Di have been discussing CIH for Palmerston North since 2004, and are delighted that these schools have come on board with the programme.

Graduation Dates:

Terrace End - Friday 15 April

Somerset Crescent - Friday 6 May

Roslyn - Thursday 19 May

Word is getting around about Computers in Homes in Palmerston North with 2 new schools seeking involvement, so we have more work to do in seeking funding for them. Watch this space!

Update for Palmerston North Projects

• Terrace End training began Monday 7 Feb and Di was lucky enough to have time to attend both sessions. There has since been a blowout of interest and Di has managed to hustle space for 20 families in total. Malcolm Kelland is tutoring and reports a wide range of abilities in the parents’ ICT knowledge. Their graduation will be the week of 11 April.
• Roslyn training begins 3 March, which suggests graduation around the week of 23 May TBC. Families will train on their own machines in a spare classroom and Kylie Gorrie is doing the tutoring & coordinating of the programme.
• Somerset Cres have 10-12 families ready to start training on Friday 18 Feb, which means graduation week of 18 April, just before Easter hols. Trainer is Dennis Argyle.

Photos from Terrace End's first training session:

Computers in Homes in the Wairarapa area

Computers in Homes will be appointing a project coordinator in the Wairarapa to manage this years projects at the following schools.

• Makoura College had their parent meeting on November 1st 2010 and the project launch will be held on the 9th February 2011.
• Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa
• 2 Pahiata schools will be starting later in term 1. Pahiatua Primary and St Anthony's School.

Photos from the parent meeting at Makoura College will be posted shortly.

3 Schools in Palmerston North due to start CIH

3 Schools in Palmerston North, all in the same ICT PD cluster, will be hosting Computers in Homes this year.
Terrace End School training starts 7th February 2011.
Roslyn School will begin training 7th March 2011.
Somerset Crescent School will also begin around March 2011.

Presentation at Somerset Crescent School

Roslyn School Launch

Terrace End School Launch

Terrace End School Launch

19 families graduate from Waiheke

On the 23rd November 2010 19 families graduated through the Waiheke Computers in Homes, hosted at Waiheke High School in partnership with Waiheke Adult Literacy which is cited on school grounds.

The selection of parents was based on their children being yr 7s or yr 8s, to allow the children's progress to be followed throughout form 1 to form 7. Syndicate teachers worked together with the CIH tutor to create a course in correlation with what the children were learning at school.

Parents and staff of Waiheke High School attended a parent meeting and project launch in August 2010.

Waiheke is looking forward to running the Stepping Up programme this year.

Photos from the Waiheke Graduation:

The feedback that I have received from the Computers in Homes Project has all been very positive. All the students that I have spoken to are absolutely delighted with the quality of the computers that they received and everyone I asked thought that the graduation went well. The internet connection speed impressed Adam the computer technician so much that he is going to change providers himself and the feedback on the free tuition has been good.

We cannot thank you and the Computers in Homes team enough for selecting Waiheke to be part of your wonderful scheme and we look forward to working with you again in the future.

Heoi ano

Fran Lapsley

Manager Waiheke Adult Literacy