Tawhero Champions

Tawhero School is a very active Computers in Homes school and this year is no exception.  This year they out did themselves with the whole assembly contributing to our celebration with much waiata and aroha.

Thank you Tawhero School and congratulations to our nine graduates.

Ake Ake Centre November 2013 on PhotoPeach 

First Computers in Homes Class in Marton November 2013

7 November 2013 was a very special day in Marton.  We had a huge turnout at Marton Junction School to celebrate the graduation of the first 10 Computers in Homes graduates ever in Marton.

Our event was hosted by Marton ICT Hub which ran Computers in Homes in Marton in conjunction with Marton Junction School and James Cook School. The principal Vanessa Te Ua hosted the event.  Both principals were very supportive of Computers in Homes and wished to see it continue in Marton in 2014.

The Mayor of Rangitikei Andy Watson was our guest speaker as was Councillor Jack Bullock, Wanganui District Council who was representing Annette Main, Mayor of Wanganui District Council.  Thank you also to the Councillors from Rangitikei Cath Ash and Mike Jones, the council staff from Wanganui and Rangitikei District Councils and the community representatives from Land based Training, Youth Club & Hype and ICENZ who attended.

Congratulations to all our graduates.

Thank you to all of the community and especially the families who came to support the graduates.  A bit thanks to all the Dad's who looked after the children.

And to the children of Marton Junction School who sang such wonderful waiata

And to our tutor Angela Coleman, Marton ICT who was marvellous at getting everything organised and going the extra mile to make sure that our families learnt what they needed

Here is a slideshow of our evening of celebration
Marton Graduation 7 November 2013 on PhotoPeach

Whanganui Learning Centre October 2013 Graduation

This is a lovely time of year with our students starting to graduate. These two classes have made amazing progress and have learned a lot about the internet and sharing technology with their children.

As one of our graduates said at the graduation "without the support of our families we would not have been able to do the study time" and we thank the families for their support too.

Computers in Homes is not just about getting a computer at home but mainly about being able to use it properly so we get the best success for our children.  Here is feedback from one of our last years graduates   “My daughter's skills have improved in learning to spell words and searching for stuff. She's always asking "Mum how do you spell '?'", and I say to sound it out and she start typing it. Her maths is good and this is even reflecting in her work in class. She was stink at maths really, but got onto the maths game and kept going because she liked getting a smiley face when she got something right, and liked going up a level. She won an award for "Clever Thinking" in class!  Now it's always "Look Mum I've found this ...."

This is why we have Computers in Homes.  Congratulations to our new graduates.  We look forward to hearing your stories.

And here was our lovely celebration  Whanganui Learning Centre October 2013 

New Computer in Homes Families

Right now in Whanganui, it all seems quiet because we have no new courses starting right now.  However there are 6 classes running in Whanganui and Marton.  We have two classes graduating in October and four classes graduating in November.  So that will mean we will have up to 60 new Computers in Homes families in Whanganui for Christmas.

We will keep you posted on their progress.

Fancy yourself as a Designer

There is a great competition on right now through Kiwiskills in which you can win a Samsung Galaxy Camera and other cool prizes.

To find out more go to http://www.kiwiskills.co.nz/news

If you want to build on your MS Office skills from home then Kiwiskills is a great way to do it.  You can also learn about Internet Security and using the internet.  It's a wonderful tool for learning the basic skills you need for work.

Ake Ake CTC August 2013

On 15 August 2013  nine new families joined our Computer in Homes Wanganui graduate list.  These families were a great bunch and were very committed to learning about what computers had to offer.  They enjoyed gathering and learning each week at this really showed in how the group came together and achieved.

Here are some of the photos of our graduates.

Ake Ake August 2013 on PhotoPeach

We wish you well in your journey with computers.  We know some of you are going on to study more and we wish you the best success in whatever you choose to do.

Whanganui Learning Centre August 2013

Our nine graduates in this class came from all over Whanganui.  Several of them travelled from up the Whanganui River taking an hour to travel to each class.  It was wonderful to see them learn and graduate.  While the graduation was small due to one mum having a baby and others being sick it was still a warm and heartfelt celebration of these families getting to grips with technology.

Our students with Denise Simonson our Tutor in the blue and Naomi from WLC on her right.

Dave celebrating learning the computer for his Mokopuna with Denise our tutor

Kavahna and her daughter with Denise our tutor

Te Rino and Denise

We at Computers in Homes wish you all well on your digital journey.  May this be the start of an amazing adventure.