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Deaf Blacks and Argentinean Rugby Teams visit KDEC

Daniel Greenwood —

What a fantastic day we all had on Tuesday 28 May, with our national Deaf rugby team - the Deaf Blacks visiting KDEC along with the Argentinean Deaf rugby team. I felt the students valued the opportunity to see older Deaf role models, Deaf sport role models, and international Deaf visitors. The powhiri was wonderful, thank you to Michael Wi for organising this. I was very proud of the 3 students involved in leading the powhiri. I'm proud that Henare, a Tu Kokiri student, is in the Deaf Blacks squad. It was heart-warming to see all get on really well throughout the day, especially during the activities and the lunch break - a group of Deaf Blacks & Argentineans and students started playing a game of rugby on the field, and another group played basketball too. In all the photos, I see a smile on everyone's face.