Alberta School for the Deaf

Alberta School for the Deaf
Address
6240 113 Street NW Edmonton , Alberta Canada
Coordinates	53.500°N 113.524°W / 53.500; -113.524
Information
School type	Provincial School for the Deaf
Founded	1956
School board	Edmonton Public Schools
Area trustee	Michael Janz[1]
Principal	Sandra Mason[1]
Grades	1–12[1]
Enrollment	100[1] (2021–21)
Language	American Sign Language (ASL), English[1]
Website	asd.epsb.ca

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.^[2]

Teachers are both deaf and hearing. Alberta School for the Deaf is modeled on a bilingual-bicultural approach.^[3] The total enrollment, including the elementary school, is 100 as of 2020–21. Students from across Alberta and the Northwest Territories attend the school.^[1]

Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. for post-secondary programs.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, the Connect Society relocated its school and outreach programs to the Alberta School for the Deaf.^[4]

References

1. "Alberta School For the Deaf". Edmonton Public Schools. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
2. "Alberta School for the Deaf". Edmonton Public Schools. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
3. "American Sign Language Bilingual". Edmonton Public Schools. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
4. Simons, Paula (March 8, 2014). "Sign Language Spoken Here". Edmonton Journal. p. B4-B5.