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Resources and Information for Deaf Students
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SILENT P.R.I.D.E.
Promoting Responsible Independent Deaf Enrichment SILENT PRIDE is a
group dedicated to supporting, strengthening and serving Metro-Atlanta's
deaf children and their parents. Deaf students from around the region
meet for social and enrichment activities, allowing them to expand their
circle of friends and to engage in a variety of programs.
SILENT PRIDE is based in Gwinnett County and is open to all Metro-Atlanta
deaf teens. The purpoes is to create opportunities for deaf children that
encourage positive personal development, self-confidence and self-esteem.
SILENT PRIDE serves deaf children ages 13 through 21 through cultural
enrichment, self-esteem development and peer group interaction activities.
SILENT PRIDE also provides educational workshops and networking activities
for the parents of deaf children.
MISSION: to provide opportunities for peer interaction and personal
development for deaf teenagers. Participants are provided opprotunities
to interact and develop relationships with deaf children from various
schools.
For more information call:
Gale Belton 770-931-8448
Melanie Castelle 404-298-4887
Brenda Williams 770-469-8483
or e-mail mcastelle@mindspring.com
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A comprehensive listing of programs available to deaf and
hard-of-hearing students.
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Help your child learn to read and remember what they read. This
website will help you compile a list of books for your children to
read. When the child is done with a book, questions can be found on
the website to help test the child about what was read. There is a
log in for the children, parents and teacher.
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"Growing Up In Today's World." Scholarship
The Optimist International is offering an opportunity for students,
enrolled in middle or high school, 19 years of age or younger who are
deaf or hard of hearing, to earn a scholarship of $1500.
The Georgia District will conduct both a signing and oral contest this
year on the theme "Growing Up In Today's World."
No previous Optimist scholarship winner is eligible to enter. Contestant
will present copy of text typewritten, double-spaced and identified with
contestant's name on cover page only.
For more information please call Daisy Seidel, Pres., Cumberland-Vinings
Optimist Club, 770-434-8467
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