Bohol Deaf Academy
BDA is the only private school for the deaf in Bohol, and is recognized by the Philippine Department of Education as a "school of excellence". All of BDA's students receive partial or full scholarships—the only residential high school in the region with such status.
The school is unique in the Philippines for offering a "Vocational Oriented" curriculum, which reserves 2 days per week for vocational skills training, as well as on-the-job training with International Deaf Education Association (IDEA), Philippines, the largest private employer of deaf people in the country. This relationship allows for internships in Dao Diamond Hotel—the only deaf-run hotel in the Philippines, the Garden cafe, a restaurant employing deaf adults, established in 1984, and the IDEA construction team.
BDA is also the only high school in the country with a deaf Principal, deaf vocational and academic teachers, and deaf maintenance personnel.
Completed in 2005, BDA was constructed by deaf masons, carpenters, painters, and welders from IDEA.
References
- ^ "Deaf Community of Bohol | Bohol Deaf Academy - High School for the Deaf". Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "LFP supports deaf children in Bohol » Liliane Foundation Philippines". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Olson, J. R. (December 1989). "Project IDEA: International Deaf Education Association". Am Ann Deaf. 134 (5): 338–40. doi:10.1353/aad.2012.0527. PMID 2618924. S2CID 35114448.
- ^ ""First Class" Hotel proudly run by Deaf People". 22 August 2008.
