Graduation Set For Waikirikiri

Tairawhiti Computer Hub Trust's first graduation date is set down for 5.30pm, Tuesday 17th December at Waikirikiri School.
We now have 11 whanau training hard and looking forward to their graduation and taking the computer packages home in time for Christmas.
Tena has been doing a great job with training and organising as well as planning a couple of catch up sessions.
Nau Mai Haere Mai!

GTown Gigatown Gisborne
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A good place to start is https://www.facebook.com/GigaTownGIS.

Merry Christmas to all!

Where back with Computers in Homes in Gisborne!!!

Computers in Homes is back in Gisborne.
It's been three years since our last roll out at Awapuni School in 2010.

Thanks to the Tairawhiti Computer Hub Trust's involvement we are now running again in the Tairawhiti.
Numbers are limited this financial year but we hope to get increased funding from June 2014.

The Tairawhiti Computer Hub Trust has partnered with us to roll out to 20 whanau up to June 2014.
We currently have 10 whanau starting at the Trust's hub in Waikirikiri School and look forward to another 10 whanau joining the programme next year.

It's great to be back!!!

Gisborne Computers in Homes in Recess

It has been a wonderful journey for the Gisborne Computers in Homes project over the last 5 years.

Unfortunately our roll outs are now finished with only some Warrant of Fitness (Rejuvenations) to complete over the next 6 months.

Hopefully in a couple of years we may be able to access more funding from Government to kick start further roll outs within Te Tairawhiti.

There is certainly a need from within the community as many whanau have contacted me since our very last roll out wanting to be part of the programme.

A group of Gisborne community based organisations are currently spearheading a proposal to create a number of Community Technology Centres throughout Gisborne. Hopefully future Computers in Homes programmes will be able to align with these centres.

It has been a privilege working with all of the Te Tairawhiti whanau and schools over this period.

Kia ora tatou.

Ivan

Gis Int Graduates in Style

Gisborne Intermediate whanau graduated with their computer equipment after 10 weeks of training.
Thanks to Don Nivan the Principal for being such a supporter of Computers in Homes and doing all of the ground work. Also a big thanks to Jody Webster for again taking up the training roll.
A nd last but not least, the whanau who took up the opportunity to be part of the programme. Ka mau te wehi whanau!

Gisborne Intermediate CiH No 2! on PhotoPeach

Gisborne Intermediate 2011

Gisborne Intermediate whanau are currently in training and will graduate on Tuesday 14th June at 6.00pm.
By the look of things everyone is having plenty of fun while they pick up new computer skills.


Gisborne Intermediate 2011 on PhotoPeach

The Last Five are all go!!!

The last five schools start training this term to complete our two year project.

Welcome on board to the new schools:

Campion College Gisborne Boys High School















Also welcome back to Gisborne Intermediate for holding a second school based proogramme as well as allowing Te Hapara Whanau Aroha Centre to work through Gisborne Intermediate.

Last but not least, a big thanks to Awapuni School for holding the very last programme in Gisborne for this project. Awapuni will be hosting whanau from all of the 5 Secondary and 2 intermediate schools who participated throughout the 2 years. this will be a roll out to complete project numbers..

Waikohu College - Te Karaka Primary School

A fantastic end of year prize giving was held at Te Karaka Primary with graduating CiH whanau being a big part of the ceremony. With both schools, (Te Karaka and Waikohu) combining to form a new Area School from 2011 it was also a great tribute to those past and present whanau, staff and tamariki.


Te Karaka Primary School - Waikohu College on PhotoPeach

Gisborne Intermediate

Thanks to the 18 whanau who graduated from Gisborne Intermediate and to Mayor Meng Foon for congratulating whanau and encouraging further learning.

Gisborne Intermediate Graduation on PhotoPeach

Gisborne Girls High School Graduation at Awapuni School

Tino pai rawa atu whanau!
What a great graduation evening as whanau from Gisborne Girls High School were joined with whanau from other schools in completing the programme.

Three Underway

It's all go at the moment with three schools in the middle of their training and all graduating before Christmas.
Gisborne Intermediate has a large group of about 25 training hard towards their graduation on Monday 6th December at 6.00pm.
Te Karaka School is assisting Waikohu College (Soon to be both amalgamated in to an Area School) with their numbers by holding training nights at the primary School.
Around 16 whanau will graduate at assembly on Friday 26th November at 2.30pm.
Awapuni School is running training sessions on behalf of Gisborne Girls high School and about 20 whanau will graduate on Monday 22nd November at 6.00pm.

KA MAU TE WEHI WHANAU!
See you all at the graduations.

Awapuni Graduation

Thanks to Awapuni School for running a Computers in Homes programme that included Lytton and Kaiti Whanau.

Awapuni Graduation on PhotoPeach

Kia ora Waikohu whanau.
Thanks for the awesome night at your graduation. You guys were just da bomb!
Sorry for some of the bad pictures. Blame the camera man.

Waikohu College Graduation August 2010 on PhotoPeach

Ilminster Intermediate Graduation June 2010

Wow, what luck! I have found the missing graduation pictures. I hope all is progressing well. Keep up the mahi whanau.


Ilminster Intermediate Graduation June 2010 on PhotoPeach

Te Karaka whanau at Waikohu College

Te Karaka whanau at Waikohu College are hard out with their 20 hours of training on how to manage the information age. Great to see everyone learning 21st century skills.

Caught on Video!

Some more graduation pics from Ilminster Intermediate, this time they are moving. Well done again whanau and keep in touch. Hopefully your broadband is pumping?

Graduation Day at Ilminster Intermediate

Graduation evening at Ilminster Intermediate was a time to celebrate those 8 whanau who completed their 20 hours of training. All of our participants were congratulated by Nona Aston (Gisborne Deputy Mayor) and Di Das (CiH National Coordinator) who both encouraged whanau to take further steps in future learning journeys.

Waikohu College

What an awesome bunch of whanau who turned up for our CiH project introduction at Waikohu College. They definitely are a close bunch with plenty of whanau connections. Enthusiasm was the highlight of the night and it looks like they are going to have plenty of fun during their training sessions. Waikohu are set to graduate around 20 whanau.
A big shout out to Jenny Lynch for taking on the role of Project Champion and Trainer.
We are all looking forward to graduation day.

Broadband - For our new project

Our new Intermediate and Secondary Schools project will be the first time Computers in Homes whanau will be supplied with six months free broadband.
The only catch is that you will need to have a land line (Phone line) for broadband to work. Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) will be a combination of Slingshot and Watchdog. Watchdog will be providing the internet safety filter for us once again. That will stop access to inappropriate sites.

Ilminster Intermediate and Lytton High School will be our fist schools to start in term 1 2010.

New Project Announced

Computers in Homes - Gisborne is pleased to announce the successful bid for a further CIH project.
We have been successful with the 3rd round of the Community Partnership Fund. (This was a contestable fund available from the Department of Internal Affairs.)
Our Secondary and Intermediate Schools (Sec/Int) project is set to roll out computers and training to 195 whanau through:
Gisborne Girls High School
Gisborne Boys High School
Ilminster Intermediate
Gisborne Intermediate
Waikohu College
Lytton High School
Campion College

The first school cluster of 27 whanau should be graduating by the end of this year.
Other Schools will be progressively going through the project with the last to graduate during the first term of 2011.

We look forward to rolling out yet another Gisborne based Computers in Homes project.

Rere School Whanau Graduate

Thanks to all of the team at Rere School for putting on such a neat graduation. Also thanks to Douglas Birt from GDC as the guest speaker