St. Joseph's School for the Deaf4 March 2010
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St. Joseph's School for the Deaf has been able to maintain its enrollment in the face of the emphasis on mainstreaming (which is generally a bad idea for most deaf students), and as numbers have grown, there was need for a new hostel for the boys. A new building was put up last April and is really nice. |
The hostel for the boys is planned to be aesthetically pleasing as well as functional and has a small fish pool inside on the ground floor. | |
The building is mainly naturally lit and the corridors and stairways are spacious and light and airy. | |
The dormitory for the smaller boys. Mosquito nets are a necessity. | |
A smaller group of older boys have their own dorm. Mainstreaming of children with disabilities into regular schools is causing a general decline in schools for the deaf. | |
The students have a large spacious dining room for their meals, and it can also be used for other activities requiring a big indoor space. | |
Generally most cooking in Sri Lanka is done with wood and kitchens are planned around a wood-burning stove and its ventilation. Now more and more middle-class families are starting to use LPG gas stoves also. | |
The students at St. Joseph's are generally a happy lot and together with the Perpetual Help sisters form a lively and healthy community. |
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