TCES SPED Center holds Deaf Awareness Week

The school held a week-long celebration of the Deaf Awareness Week on November 14-18, 2001 based on Presidential Proclamation no. 823 issued on November 8, 1991. This year's theme is "Educate, Enrich, Empower."

This event as spearheaded by Hearing Impaired (HI) Program coordinators; Teacher Hornel Aboy and Teacher Lydia Piamonte, highlighted the talents of the hearing impaired children in sign language as they sign out the national anthem, perform a story interpretation, presented a folk dance number, competed in scrabble and finger spelling and engaged in other fun-filled activities.

"The HI program is a response to the challenge given by the Department of Education to us as a SPED school," said Teacher Hornel Aboy during the opening program.

The School Principal, Mrs. Amelyn T. Goniabo also added that, "The purpose of this program is to provide children HI children with access to free and quality education that they will need in their daily life."

Educators of the school envisions that years from now, sign language would not only prosper as a medium of communication among the deaf but also to the hearing people who are within the community of the HI children.

The HI Program is already on its third year of implementation in the school in terms of educating the hearing impaired children in the community. HI learners of the school include; Francis Salve Manalili, Kent Nicole Bruce, Michelle Joyce Padillo, Irose Oliverio, and Stephanny Oquialda.

Teacher Hornel Aboy on its culminating program said that, "HI children in our community are lucky to be accepted in the program which aims to educate them in a least restrictive environment." JCA