What a great two days at our Success in School course

This time we had sixty-two people in attendance at the Ellerslie Event Centre. Participants included staff from twenty-four schools around New Zealand, 5 families, and several representatives from the Ministry of Education, and the UpsideDowns Education Trust.

Thank you to all the presenters and participants for sharing your knowledge, expertise, and experiences so openly. The two-day course provides a wonderful opportunity to reflect outside of the busy-ness of school life - to share, learn and problem solve.

As always, a special thank you goes to our wonderful members who present their personal school experiences - Edward Borkin (and also John, thank you!), and Emma Ferens. Your input is inspiring and loved.

Workshop - Intellectual Impairment Webinar 

What you always wanted to know about Intellectual Impairment but were never told
6 October 2021 | 7:30pm – 9pm 

This series provides a powerful tool for any person who loves or supports a person who lives with a learning impairment. Topics include:

• Insight into the daily difficulties that confront people with this impairment  
• Some of the misinformed perspectives held by ‘the community’  
• Four different perspectives for understanding the needs of people and what supports make sense, and 
• Practical principals and tools for supporting people to succeed and understand

ADSA Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Grey Lynn Community Centre | Sunday, 12 September 2021 | 2.00pm to 4.00pm 

We hope you can join us at our upcoming AGM. This is a great opportunity to find out what has been happening at the ADSA, and to catch-up with other members. 

Don't forget...we need some new committee members! You may feel that you are unable to contribute anything, but in fact, one of the most valuable skills you can give us is your knowledge as a parent.
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