A specialist learning support building that will add “significant value” for the Nelson region opened at Salisbury School on Monday.
The purpose-built hub at the Richmond school will be a nexus for Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB), Ko Taku Reo Deaf Education New Zealand, and Blind and Low Vision Education Network New Zealand. These groups play a crucial role in providing support and services for schools, students, and whanau in the area.
RTLB Nelson Bays cluster manager Lynette Evans says the opening enhances accessibility to vital resources, and fosters a supportive environment for the cluster’s students and their families.
“It reflects our commitment to empowering every learner with collaboration and excellence,” she says.
Salisbury School principal Ellie Salčin-Watts says the new hub offered “great value” to the local community.
“The three organisations have been working from one of our older buildings for a couple of years, sharing expertise and learnings, to better support schools and families,” she says.
“It is wonderful to see the positive outcome of the last couple of years of collaboration come to fruition.”
Local iwi, Rāngitane, are gifting a name to the newly-constructed building which symbolises the school’s deep-rooted connection with the community and its heritage. The name will be revealed at a later date.
The project team thanked Kaupapa Projects for its hard work to unite the specialist user groups in the design and construction process, and to foster cultural ties with iwi.
