Existing Computers in Homes Projects in New Zealand:
Historical Progression of CIH Projects
Current Computers in Homes Projects
Established Computers in Homes Projects
CIH Projects for Refugee Children and their Families
Auckland Projects
Panmure Bridge:
Panmure Bridge was the 2nd pilot CIH school in 2001. Over the next few years a total of 35 families were involved.
Kelvin Road:
The school began its first 5 families in June 2003 and MoEd funding extended this in October. The principal preferred 20 families on higher-spec machines than 25 on lower spec. CIH added a Net Pod and within a month, 5 parents had found work by job searching on the net and being able to write their own CV's. One parent made huge changes in lifestyle and began volunteering in the community and at the school. In 2004 he enrolled in Teachers' College total immersion Te Reo Maori programme. Kelvin Road School has now become the lead ICT School in the Auckland cluster of the MoEd ICT initiative. 2 are enrolled in Social Work degrees, another in Teaching, and 3 are now on the BOT. By 2004, 17/20 Kelvin Road CIH families have at least one parent in full-time work, compared with 3/20 beginning CIH, 6 mths earlier.
Clendon Cluster:
The Clendon cluster of 20 families began encompassing Roscommon and Manukau View schools, the latter of which has relocated to a new site and been renamed Te Matauranga.At the 2 principals' request the extra 5 PC's have been kept at the school for training purposes. This project is also initiated by Housing NZ's Community Renewal scheme. Some families have also set up Yahoo accounts to access email via the school or library. Parents report entering Social Services courses, finding support from other families on the Net whose children have rare family diseases, and combating isolation while nursing a loved one at home, through being online with CIH.
