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Its not uncommon to sit down to lunch in a Fremont restaurant and see two teenagers at the next table moving their hands furiously, conversing in American Sign Language.
Since the California School for the Deaf moved from its longtime home in Berkeley to Fremont in 1980, the city has become a hub for the deaf community in Northern California. Today, an estimated 5,000 deaf adults and children call Fremont home, and more than 400 students from preschool through high school attend the school for the deaf.
On Friday, the school will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Fremont with an open house, student performances and a ticketed evening reception. Visitors can observe classroom lessons, eat food prepared by students and stop by the deaf services fair, which will showcase programs and services for deaf children and adults in the Bay Area.
Fremonts the center for the deaf in Northern California, no question about it, said Henry Klopping, the 30-year superin- tendent of the school. I think were going to be here a long time. I dont see us moving.
Klopping said the open house will help visitors understand how the school educates its students and integrates them into the community.
The school was founded in 1860 in San Francisco and spent 114 years in Berkeley before moving to Fremont.
For a schedule of events and more information about the event, visit http://www.csdf.k12.ca.us/outreach/25thanniversary.
Tickets for the reception and evening performance purchased in advance are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Its not uncommon to sit down to lunch in a Fremont restaurant and see two teenagers at the next table moving their hands furiously, conversing in American Sign Language.
Since the California School for the Deaf moved from its longtime home in Berkeley to Fremont in 1980, the city has become a hub for the deaf community in Northern California. Today, an estimated 5,000 deaf adults and children call Fremont home, and more than 400 students from preschool through high school attend the school for the deaf.
On Friday, the school will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Fremont with an open house, student performances and a ticketed evening reception. Visitors can observe classroom lessons, eat food prepared by students and stop by the deaf services fair, which will showcase programs and services for deaf children and adults in the Bay Area.
Fremonts the center for the deaf in Northern California, no question about it, said Henry Klopping, the 30-year superin- tendent of the school. I think were going to be here a long time. I dont see us moving.
Klopping said the open house will help visitors understand how the school educates its students and integrates them into the community.
The school was founded in 1860 in San Francisco and spent 114 years in Berkeley before moving to Fremont.
For a schedule of events and more information about the event, visit http://www.csdf.k12.ca.us/outreach/25thanniversary.
Tickets for the reception and evening performance purchased in advance are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets are $20 at the door.