van Asch Deaf Education Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand
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The van Asch Deaf Education Centre is a residential special school for deaf children, and is situated in Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Centre strives to be a leading provider of quality educational programmes and special related services that meet the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their families, in the lower half of the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand.
The Centre also provides services and support for mainstream students and their teachers.
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Information for Families, Professionals, Media, Students, Everyone.
 Congratulations to the following students - Elizabeth Perano, Rebecca Lilley, Sam Pownceby, Rachel Berry, Santana Ngawharau, Tagi Eneliko, Hanna Deal, Rachel Baker, Hamish Rathgen, Drew Smith, whose signed singing in the Christchurch Schools Music Festival was fantastic. |
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VAN ASCH SCHOOL SONG > PLAY video Signed by James Townshend Written and sung by the late Ritchie Tahana. 
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Congratulations to Da Won Choi who received The Young New Zealanders' Challenge of The Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award. The Gold Award was presented by His Royal Highness, Prince Edward. |
Students Excel in Story Time Production
Congratulations to Ayoub Alawi, Rachel Baker, Mecca Bowman,
Tyler Brundell, Hanna Deal, Tagialofa Eneliko, Cameron Gillbanks, Kerrin Hodges,
Craig Kumeroa, Dylan McGrath, Poura Nathan, Santana Ngawharau,
Jacob Pratt, Hamish Rathgen, Khodadad Rezaie, Drew Smith, Dwayne
Stenton and Nikki Tuari who performed in Rata the Wanderer and or
Rumplestiltskin and or Red Rocking Hood. Your performances were outstanding.
This was another brilliant van Asch production directed by Heather Benbow
and supported by a large team of dedicated staff.
> see photos of Production
There are also photos available at the Christchurch Press Website -
stuff.co.nz/the-press/news