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Gallaudet University
On Feb. 16, 1857, the 34th Congress passed HR 806, a measure to establish the charter and support the funding of the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. Spearheaded by the land donation of American statesman Amos Kendall, the school opened its doors on June 13, 1857, with a two-building campus serving eight students.
One hundred and fifty years later, Rose Cottage and Kendall House have expanded to include the current Northeast Washington campus where all deaf and hard of hearing students can meet their learning needs from infancy to adulthood.
To mark this momentous occasion, Gallaudet University, Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) will hold a year-long observance of the charter’s signing.
Planned events include:
“150 Years on Kendall Green: Celebrating Deaf History and Gallaudet,” an international conference sponsored by the Gallaudet University Press Institute. The event, taking place April 11-13, 2007, brings together an ensemble of distinguished scholars discussing the storied campus and its importance to Deaf history in the United States. Keynote speakers include James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of Princeton University and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of “Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era,” and esteemed historian Dr. Paddy Ladd from the University of Bristol.
Reunions hosted by the Kendall School Alumni Association. More information about the reunion can be found at Welcome to Kendall School's 150th Anniversary Reunion.
A Kendall Green birthday party hosted by KDES and MSSD students.
A panel discussion on the days of segregation, led by former Kendall students and faculty.
Click here to view a video announcement from Gallaudet President Robert Davila and Clerc Center Dean Katherine Jankowski.
On Feb. 16, 1857, the 34th Congress passed HR 806, a measure to establish the charter and support the funding of the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. Spearheaded by the land donation of American statesman Amos Kendall, the school opened its doors on June 13, 1857, with a two-building campus serving eight students.
One hundred and fifty years later, Rose Cottage and Kendall House have expanded to include the current Northeast Washington campus where all deaf and hard of hearing students can meet their learning needs from infancy to adulthood.
To mark this momentous occasion, Gallaudet University, Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) will hold a year-long observance of the charter’s signing.
Planned events include:
“150 Years on Kendall Green: Celebrating Deaf History and Gallaudet,” an international conference sponsored by the Gallaudet University Press Institute. The event, taking place April 11-13, 2007, brings together an ensemble of distinguished scholars discussing the storied campus and its importance to Deaf history in the United States. Keynote speakers include James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of Princeton University and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of “Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era,” and esteemed historian Dr. Paddy Ladd from the University of Bristol.
Reunions hosted by the Kendall School Alumni Association. More information about the reunion can be found at Welcome to Kendall School's 150th Anniversary Reunion.
A Kendall Green birthday party hosted by KDES and MSSD students.
A panel discussion on the days of segregation, led by former Kendall students and faculty.
Click here to view a video announcement from Gallaudet President Robert Davila and Clerc Center Dean Katherine Jankowski.