KDES 150th Birthday Party

Did you know the original charter for Kendall School (at that time the Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb) was signed by Congress on February 16th, 1857? To celebrate this great beginning, and to kick off a year of celebratory events, perfect – KDES has a professional development day on February 16th and students will not be in school that day. We definitely want the students involved so our party will be held on Thursday, February 22nd at 12:30pm. KDES students will perform ASL stories, share their ASL art work, and showcase videos all related to the 150th anniversary of Kendall School. Following this short program, we will celebrate with birthday cake in the KDES Lobby.