ASD is the oldest school for the deaf in the Northern Hemisphere American School for the Deaf

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First day of school
Students in front of the capitol building in Washington DC
Tiger Cubs

Our daycare program

Toddler on the lap of a teacher
5 graduates in caps and gowns

- American School for the Deaf

Founded in 1817, the American School for the Deaf was the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States and a nationally renowned leader in providing comprehensive educational programs and services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Recent News

ASD Theater Immersion Program
8/7/2019
This summer the collaboration between The National Theater of the Deaf and The American School for the Deaf has brought the Theater Immersion Program back to the Visual Communication Center (VCC). This year, 10 high school students are learning character development, stage presence, improvisation, and working on ASL story telling, poetry, and short plays under the leadership of Patrick Fischer, Christina Stevens, and Bill Halscheid.

The culmination will be an evening show (Free to the ASD community) in the VCC on Thursday August 8th starting at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm).

Students will perform original stories, poetry, as well as 3 short plays. Two of the scripts are excerpts from the comedy "The Good Doctor" by Neil Simon.
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Camp Isola Bella Discovery Session
8/1/2019
Another successful Camp Isola Discovery Session is over! Our Discovery session consists of our ASD PACES students of varying ages.
We had some great times up at the island. If you're interested in learning more about Camp Isola Bella, click here.
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Camp Isola Bella Teen Session
8/1/2019
Another successful Camp Isola Bella Youth Session is over! Our teen session consists of campers ages 13-17.
We had some great times up at the island. If you're interested in learning more about Camp Isola Bella, click here.
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