After school yesterday,our residential program took the middle and high school Deaf Department boys on a trip to the blue ridge tunnel. So cool! #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome
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students using flashlights to walk through a long and dark tunnel
students and staff posing for a photo at the tunnel entrance
walking into the tunnel
photo of students outside the tunnel
walking on the pavement to go to the tunnel
We've said it before and we'll say it again - we are ✨obsessed✨ with these beautiful fall colors on our campus. All the 😍😍 for these! And thank you to one of our teachers for taking these photos 🍁
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red and orange colored trees peeking over a covered walkway on campus
full tree of green, yellow, red, and orange leaves with a clear blue sky behind it
fall sunrise behind fall colored tree branches and overlooking the mountain with trees of various colors
Enjoy some more pictures from the Goalball invitational, taken by one of our VSDB families. Family support is crucial to students' successes both in school and in athletics, and we are fortunate to have so many supportive families who traveled to Tennessee to cheer on our teams!
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girls Goalball team and two coaches
Naomi crouched on the floor of the court and coach Rachel talking to her
three family members talking to their athlete (Morris)
Jacob, Nikita, and Morris sitting on a bench and talking
boys Goalball team and coaches
boys and coaches sitting on chairs listening to the game
three family members smiling in the stands while watching the games
two VSDB coaches conferring
boys and girls teams against a brick wall
boys and girls teams with coaches standing against a brick wall
Enjoy some more pictures from the Goalball invitational, taken by one of our VSDB families. Family support is crucial to students' successes both in school and in athletics, and we are fortunate to have so many supportive families who traveled to Tennessee to cheer on our teams!
about 1 month ago, VSDB
girls Goalball team and two coaches
Naomi crouched on the floor of the court and coach Rachel talking to her
three family members talking to their athlete (Morris)
Jacob, Nikita, and Morris sitting on a bench and talking
boys Goalball team and coaches
boys and coaches sitting on chairs listening to the game
three family members smiling in the stands while watching the games
two VSDB coaches conferring
boys and girls teams against a brick wall
boys and girls teams with coaches standing against a brick wall
On the way back to Virginia, our Goalball teams took on a visit to Buc-ee's!
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Goalball teams standing in front of a bucees store
Our soccer team completed the tournament with their last game in constant rain and played a great game through it but were beat out 3-1 by Delaware. We are so #VSDBpoud of this team's hard work this season. They are bringing home the ESDAA Division 2 Sportsmanship Award. Jaxton was selected as an All-Star alongside only 9 other athletes. Way to go, VSDB!
about 1 month ago, VSDB
plaque. ESDAA division 2 sportsmanship award 2023
jaxton with an all star medal standing in the gym
all athletes selected as all stars standing in a line
VSDB soccer team together with their awards
all teams from the tournament together
Sports schedules for today: • Goalball teams are scheduled to play Georgia at 8:00 am (girls) and 8:30 am (boys) central time. (That would be 9:00 am and 9:30 am our time) We will share the live stream link from TSB when it is available • Soccer is scheduled to play at 2:00 pm. RISD may not be able to live stream but we will share video clips again and try to keep you updated with the scores.
about 1 month ago, VSDB
red and blue background with picture of Goalball team and picture of soccer team. text reads let’s go VSDB!
Here is the schedule for the Goalball invitational. Let's go VSDB!! #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome
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blue background with schedule of games
Soccer tournament bracket - we will update this through the weekend. Let's go VSDB!!
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bracket on a red background. header in black says ESDAA soccer division II tournament with the bracket below
It's a busy and exciting weekend for VSDB sports! Our Goalball team left before the sun came up this morning to head to Tennessee School for the Blind for a weekend Goalball tournament. #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome
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two mini vans with students loaded in them and ready to leave while it is still dark
Goalball players smiling for a picture before getting in the
We are proud of our Deaf soccer team who completed their first season after many years of not having a soccer team at VSDB, ending with a record of 5 and 5. The athletes have learned and grown a lot! We are excited for them as they go to the ESDAA soccer tournament this weekend!
about 1 month ago, VSDB
soccer picture in background of the top with “congratulations to the VSDB Deaf CoEd Soccer Team’s 2023 season” picture of full soccer team in the middle. blue border leads to a red background with a blue boxes that say 5 wins and 5 losses
Our library is full of so many things to expand your thinking....including making a marble run to work on critical thinking! We love library time!
about 1 month ago, VSDB
three male students sitting on the floor building marble tracks out of plastic multicolored pieces
During a social emotional skill building session with Ms. Alysha, our High School students in the Deaf Department took to the kitchen to make pizza bagels. They look delicious! #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome
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students in the kitchen smiling at the camera with pizza bagels on the workspace in front of them
closeup of pizza bagels and students’ gloved hands putting on the toppings
pizza bagels ready to bake
students and staff in the kitchen working
students smiling at the camera with their sauced up pizza bagels on the workspace in front of them
students and staff in the kitchen bent over their pizza bagels in progress
Every year, on October 15th, we celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of the blind community while also raising awareness for those who use white canes to navigate our world. Today, VSDB hosted Cane Quest as our way to celebrate #WhiteCaneSafetyDay2023! Our staff, students, and students from other Virginia public schools had a great time and were clearly up to the challenge. They did an outstanding job! Thank you to all our sponsors: Allied Instructional Services, VSDB Foundation, EnhanceAbility, and Ability2Access. Photos to come but until then, check out the segment on WVIR NBC29 from their attendance at Cane Quest today. Thank you to the MANY people who made today a success. https://www.nbc29.com/2023/10/16/vsdb-students-show-off-white-cane-skills-techniques/
about 1 month ago, VSDB
cane quest/white cane safety day flyer. three people on a street corner. two entering the roadway with their white canes, one walking the opposite direction with a white cane and a guide dog
In celebration of #WhiteCaneDay VSDB hosted #CaneQuest today. Our staff, students, and students from other Virginia public schools had a great time and were clearly up to the challenge. They did an outstanding job! Thank you to all our sponsors: AIS, VSDB Foundation, EnhanceAbility, and Ability2Access. Photos to come but until then, check out the segment on NBC29 from their attendance at Cane Quest today. Thank you to the MANY people who made today a success. https://www.nbc29.com/2023/10/16/vsdb-students-show-off-white-cane-skills-techniques/
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We are excited to announce our first Connect of this school year and hope you will join us! CONNECT is a virtual round table for families and professionals of children in Virginia with sensory impairments including all degrees of hearing loss, vision loss, or both. CONNECT gatherings will have subject matter experts to lead discussions, offer support, answer your questions, and help you connect! | November 14, 2023 | 7pm-8pm | - Room 1: Supporting Students and Families (Statewide Interagency Team: DARS, CSB, VDDHH, DBVI) - Room 2: Let’s Talk Transition (Kendel St. John, VCU - Transition Training Associate) - Room 3: Reducing Stress and Anxiety through Access to Information (Hilary Hodes - Virginia DeafBlind Project) Register Here: https://bit.ly/vsdbconnect ASL/English interpreters provided. Spoken language interpreters are available by request. Questions? Please contact Julie Saum, VSDB Family Engagement Specialist [email protected] or 540-324-8316
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connect flyer. text included in main post. flyer is white on the top half and a light shade of blue on the bottom.  photos of facilitators and their logos are above their room titles
We may be biased, but crisp fall mornings on the VSDB campus cannot be beat! And with recent renovations to the historic Main Hall building, this sunrise is even more captivating. (Photo credit to one of our teachers for capturing this on her way into work!)
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white columns of the main hall building with a sunrise creeping up from behind the building and surrounding trees
In Mr. Boeckmann's Biology class students used raised diagrams of a cell to learn about the important characteristics and then "build a cell".
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two students use raised diagrams of a cell to “build a cell"
Mr. Boeckmann works with one student using raised diagrams of a cell to “build a cell"
one student uses raised diagrams of a cell to “build a cell"
one student looks at the cell diagram as she works on the build a cell activity
HOMECOMING GAME!!!!! Come out and cheer on our team. Today, October 11 at 3:30 against Delaware School for the Deaf. See you there!
about 2 months ago, VSDB
game day flyer. background of a soccer field and a goalie blocking a ball. VSDB mascot vs DSD mascot in left corner. 3:30 pm Oct 11 in right corner. female soccer player kicking a ball in the top center of the page
This week we're celebrating homecoming for our Deaf Coed Soccer team. This is the FIRST YEAR for VSDB Deaf Soccer and our team is coming out in full force with a 4-5 record so far. Today at 3:30 is the last game before the ESDAA tournament next weekend. Let's go VSDB! #VSDBproud
about 2 months ago, VSDB
VSDB deaf soccer team on a grass field with soccer uniforms on. uniforms are red on one side and blue on the other with VSDB across the chest