DEAF Inc. provides inclusive education to the deaf and hearing-impaired Filipinos through Filipino Sign Language as medium of instruction. Initially, a deaf child is taught Basic Sign Language in the Pre-Elementary level. Then he/she moves up to Elementary level, then the Junior High School Level, and finally, College Level, to those capable and willing to pursue a degree.
The ladderized education levels are as follows:
1. Pre-Elementary
2. Grades 1 to 6
3. Grades 7-10
4. Four years in College, with a Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd)
The curriculum for Elementary and Junior High School is composed of the major subject areas as prescribed by the Department of Education (DepEd), such as English, Filipino, Math, Science, Social Sciences, Values Education, Technology and Livelihood Education and Physical Education, Health and Music. The College curriculum also follows the Commission in Higher Education (CHED) requirement for the degree in Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEEd).
DEAF Inc. provides separate dormitories for girls and boys, as well as separate quarters for the faculty and staff and their families. We also provide facilities, namely separate classrooms for Pre-Elementary, Elementary, Junior High School and College; and Administrative Office, Library, and a Laboratory. A dining hall with kitchen has been functional for dining and other school-related activities. We have provided a chapel for spiritual exercises and major programs.
First Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO) provides electricity to the school in Laguna. Water is provided through a donated solar water pump of some 210 meters away primarily for cooking use, as well as toilet hygiene. To make use of our wide property, a resort with swimming pool, lagoon and cottages, has been provided for rest and relaxation and sports development and help bring income to attain self-sufficiency.
Conduct hearing screening to identify children with hearing impairment for rehabilitation and referrals to public schools and community health centers.
Network with Local Government Units, Disabled People’s Organization and other stakeholders for coordination and collaboration.
Home Based Instruction Program
Resource Personnel for capacity building of the community
Interpreting Services
Submit quarterly report to the National CBR Coordinator, accountable to the National CBR Coordinator.
As part of the CBR Programs of DEAF Inc., deaf students from remote barrios are visited by CBR workers for home-based instruction. In some areas the organization already built small school houses where classes are conducted, or they make use of the nearest community halls as classrooms. However, those that are physically incapable of joining […]
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DEAF Inc. Schools are open to students in elementary, high school, and college. Upon graduation, college students receive a degree in Elementary Education. The schools provide free tuition, subsidized food and accommodations. During the school year, students are housed in dormitories closely supervised by dorm parents. While there is sufficient food supply, parents of students […]
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DEAF Inc. considers the equipping of communities equally important to educating the deaf. Programs are designed to ensure that individuals that are in regular contact with the deaf are capable to communicate with them, attend to their needs, and look beyond their disability and relate to them as any other productive member of society.
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