Kimi Ora School
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Kimi Ora School Wellington is a special needs school
in Wellington, New Zealand for students with physical disabilities, particularly cerebral palsy
. Kimi ora is Maori for "seeking well-being in health" or "to be made whole."
Kimi Ora school caters for special needs pupils
of primary and secondary school age through adulthood, or ages 5 to 21; and draws pupils from the Wellington region, up to the Kapiti Coast and the Hutt Valley.
Kimi Ora School offers an holistic approach to education. Speech language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy are offered on site, on an ongoing basis and add an extra dimension to each student's education.
The school had been part of the Thorndon community for nearly 60 years before it was decided to leave the area allowing it to increase its roll.
In the beginning of 2011 the new Kimi Ora Base School was opened next to existing intermediate schools in Naenae (Lower Hutt) and a satellite unit in Evans Bay (Kilbirnie). The Base School has been awarded by the NZGBC with a 5 Star Green Star
NZ - Education 2009 Certified Rating.
The move allowed Kimi Ora to increase its roll from 35 to 40 students – 22 students at Naenae and 18 at Evans Bay.
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
in Wellington, New Zealand for students with physical disabilities, particularly cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
. Kimi ora is Maori for "seeking well-being in health" or "to be made whole."
Kimi Ora school caters for special needs pupils
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
of primary and secondary school age through adulthood, or ages 5 to 21; and draws pupils from the Wellington region, up to the Kapiti Coast and the Hutt Valley.
Kimi Ora School offers an holistic approach to education. Speech language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy are offered on site, on an ongoing basis and add an extra dimension to each student's education.
The school had been part of the Thorndon community for nearly 60 years before it was decided to leave the area allowing it to increase its roll.
In the beginning of 2011 the new Kimi Ora Base School was opened next to existing intermediate schools in Naenae (Lower Hutt) and a satellite unit in Evans Bay (Kilbirnie). The Base School has been awarded by the NZGBC with a 5 Star Green Star
Green Star (Australia)
Green Star is a voluntary environmental rating system for buildings in Australia. It was launched in 2003 by the Green Building Council of Australia....
NZ - Education 2009 Certified Rating.
The move allowed Kimi Ora to increase its roll from 35 to 40 students – 22 students at Naenae and 18 at Evans Bay.