Robarts School for the Deaf

Provincial school for the deaf school in London, Ontario, Canada

Robarts School for the Deaf

Address

1515 Cheapside Street

London

Ontario

N5V 3N9

Canada

Coordinates| 43°00′45″N 81°12′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.01250°N 81.20874°W﻿ / 43.01250; -81.20874
Information
School type| Provincial School for the Deaf
Founded| 1973
Principal| Chris Jaramillo
Grades| K-12
Language|

* American Sign Language (ASL)
* English

Website| asl.pdsbnet.ca/schools/robarts-school-for-the-deaf

The Robarts School for the Deaf is a provincial school in London, Ontario, with residential and day programs serving elementary and secondary deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Along with three (ECD and SJW) other provincial schools for the deaf in Ontario, it is operated by the Ministry of Education (Ontario) under Education Act of Ontario section 13 (1).[1]

Teachers are both deaf and hearing.

Deaf student population approximately 25 students in the senior school and 40 students in the elementary school, total is 65 students.

Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York for post-secondary programs.

## History

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Deaf population with English speaking was boom, 800 deaf kids in 1950s and 1,200 deaf kids in 1960s then Ontario government decided to opened 3rd deaf school in London, Ontario.

### Deaf student population timeline

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* 1973-1985 – 200
* 1985-1995 – 150
* 1995-2005 – 100
* 2005-2019 – 80–65

## Academic approach and languages of instruction

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The Robarts School for the Deaf uses a bilingual-bicultural approach to educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students. American Sign Language (ASL) and English are the languages of instruction.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Education Act of Ontario
2. ^ Ontario Provincial Schools Information

## External links

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* Robarts School for the Deaf

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Schools for the deaf

Africa|

| Kenya|

* Humble Hearts School
* Kisii School for the Deaf

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Tanzania|

* Tabora Deaf-Mute Institute

Asia|

| China|

| Hong Kong SAR|

* Lutheran School For The Deaf

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India|

* Patiala School for the Deaf
* Patiala School for the Deaf-blind
* Parkash Memorial Deaf & Dumb School
* Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
* Vatika High School for Deaf & Dumb

Japan|

* Central School for the Deaf (Tokyo)
* Fukui Prefectural School for the Deaf

South Korea|

| Closed|

* Gwangju Inhwa School

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Malaysia|

* SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (Penang)

Nepal|

* Naxal School for the Deaf

Pakistan|

* Ida Rieu School

Philippines|

* Bohol Deaf Academy
* Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf
* Miriam College Deaf-mute program

Singapore|

| Closed|

* Singapore School for the Deaf

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Europe|

| France|

* Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris

|

Ireland|

| Closed|

* Claremont Institution

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Italy|

* Antonio Provolo Institute for the Deaf

Russia|

| Closed|

* St Petersburg College for the Deaf

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United
Kingdom|

* Donaldson's School
* Jordanstown Schools
* Mary Hare School
* St John's Catholic School for the Deaf

| Closed|

* Ovingdean Hall School
* Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol

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North
America|

| Canada|

* Alberta School for the Deaf
* British Columbia School for the Deaf
* Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf (ON)
* MacKay School for the Deaf
* Manitoba School for the Deaf
* Metro Toronto School for the Deaf
* Robarts School for the Deaf (ON)
* Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf (ON)
* W. Ross Macdonald School (for deafblind people)

| Closed|

* Halifax School for the Deaf
* Montreal Institute for the Deaf and Mute

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United States|

* Schools for the deaf in the United States

Oceania|

| Australia|

* NextSense multiple
* Victorian College for the Deaf

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New Zealand|

* Kelston Deaf Education Centre

| Closed|

* Van Asch College

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See also: List of schools for the deaf
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