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53°30′00″N 113°31′26″W / 53.500°N 113.524°W / 53.500; -113.524
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Alberta School for the Deaf
Address
6240 113 Street NW

,
Canada
Coordinates 53°30′00″N 113°31′26″W / 53.500°N 113.524°W / 53.500; -113.524
Information
School typeProvincial School for the Deaf
Founded1956
School board Edmonton Public Schools
Area trusteeMichael Janz [1]
PrincipalSandra Mason [1]
Grades1–12 [1]
Enrollment100 [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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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.