Community Partnerships Committee

The Computers in Homes - Gisborne "Community Partnerships Committee" has been working hard behind the scenes to get this project up and running.

The committee consists of representatives from the Gisborne District Council, Eastland Community Trust and local educationalists. The committee meets regularly to coordinate project implementation.

The committee members are: Back row - Deputy Mayor Margaret Thorpe, Cheryl Torrie, Catherine Birt, David Langford, David Smart. Front Row - Ivan Lomax, Mayor Meng Foon, Douglas Birt.

Waikirikiri Whanau in Action!

Ka pai te whanau o Waikirikiri!!

Pictured are the second group of trainees who started their 8 week training sessions under the watchful eye of trainer Marcus Lloyd.

Way to go koutou.

Training at Riverdale begins

Whanau are due to start their training this week with the first session on Wednesday night from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
The other two groups will put off their start until next week due to Labour Weekend. They will train on Saturday's 8.30am - 10.30am with the final group running from 10.30am - 12.30pm.
Way to go guys. I'm sure you are all going to have lots of fun.
Ivan

Waikirikiri School Begins

What an awesome whanau night at Waikirikiri.
The Computers in Homes parents met to go over the project, see what it's all about, and organise their training sessions.
Thanks to Yolanda, Kim and Raniera for helping with the evening.
Di Das from the National Computers in Homes, and David Langford from Awapuni school also spoke about the benefits of the project.
Waikirikiri School is in for an exciting time as whanau work towards graduating before Christmas.
Tino pai koutou.

Riverdale Parents Meet

Wednesday night saw a group of enthusiastic Computers in Homes parents meet for the first time to hear about their own project.
A brief presentation about the project was followed by discussion time where queries were raised and dealt with.
An excellent start to what will be an exciting time for Riverdale school whanau.
Training begins next week and we look forward to getting whanau feedback as the project progresses.
Ka mau te wehi koutou!

Important Dates for Waikirikiri and Riverdale

Contract has been signed by Gisborne District Council and the project is all on schedule.
We are having an introduction meeting with whanau, friends and collegues to inform of the project details on:

• Riverdale 5.30pm Wednesday 11th October
• Waikirikiri 5.30pm Thursday 12th October

Training for both schools is due to kick off the following week.

Way to go Waikirikiri and Riverdale.

Ivan

Waikirikiri and Riverdale Schools kick off project

Both Waikirkiri Bilingual School and Riverdale School will kick off our project with the first cluster of 50 whanau.

Whanau are currently being selected to begin their training workshops early next term with a graduation date of mid December.
It will be an exciting time as parents start their journey down the information highway with their digital kids helping lead the way.

Kia kaha kotou!

Please return to this site for up to date information on the project and don't be shy to leave a comment or two.

Kia ora
Ivan Lomax
Project Manager

Initial Hui

Thanks to all the Principals who attended our hui last Thursday about kicking off the Computers in Homes-Gisborne project.
The contract with Internal Affairs has not been signed as yet. Should not be far away.

Tena Koutou Katoa

Welcome to the Computers in Homes - Gisborne blog.

Over the duration of the project I will be posting entries that are relevant to both the schools involved and the whanau/families who will be taking the step along the digital highway.

Please feel free to make a comment in the space provided under each posting.

Thanks for your involvement.

Ivan Lomax
Project Manager