Alberta School for the Deaf

Alberta School for the Deaf
Address
6240 113 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Information
School type Provincial School for the Deaf
Grades K-12
Language American Sign Language (ASL), English
Founded 1956
Enrolment ~100 (2009)
Homepage Official Website

The Alberta School for the Deaf is a provincial school in Edmonton, Alberta with elementary and secondary residential and day programs serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students.[1]

Teachers are both deaf and hearing. Alberta School for the Deaf is modeled on a bilingual-bicultural approach[2]. The population is approximately 40 students in the senior school and 60 in the elementary school. Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. for post-secondary programs.

References

  1. ^ "Alberta School for the Deaf". http://asd.epsb.ca/. Retrieved 2011-03-24. 
  2. ^ "Bilingual / Bicultural Program". http://asd.epsb.ca/programs/bilingual--bicultural. Retrieved 2011-03-24. "Bilingual / Bicultural Program"