We are pleased to continue to crack on to help more Whanganui families become active digital citizens.
April was special because we’ve had Graduation Celebrations for families from Computers in Homes Classes at Tawhero School, Te Kura Te Atihaunui-A-Paparangi at Putiki Marae Cyberwhare, and the Whanganui Learning Centre.
During May and June, we will have classes going at Aramoho School, Born and Raised Pasifika Centre, Whanganui Learning Centre, and Wanganui East School.
Participants in the classes above total over 80 for 2012 so far, and we are well along the way to meet and exceed our funder’s goals for the year.
It is so inspiring and motivating to see how much our families obtain from their Computers in Homes participation. The confidence and sense of achievement they develop from learning goes over and above their new computer skills and digital access. Also, using computers together as a family is such a positive way to build strong relationships.
This is our 6th year of running Computers in Homes in Whanganui. We have engaged with over 550 families over this period and are looking forward to continuing to deliver the programme going forward.
Computers and digital literacy have become essentials for everyone to have now in order to succeed in all walks of life. Despite this, there are still plenty of households without them. We estimate around 25% of Wanganui’s households don’t have a computer at home.
