WVSDB is hosting an Interpreter Retreat! 🤟 📅August 1-3, 2023 This retreat is free for K-12 interpreters in WV and will offer a variety of educational interpreter topics, including: ➡️Standards of Educational Interpreting ➡️Advanced Vocabulary ➡️Professional Ethics ➡️Networking ➡️Team Building Register with the provided link or QR Code! ✅ We hope to see you there!
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
The Interpreter Retreat flyer. A blue background with yellow lettering. The flyer features a picture of the featured presenter, Kara Russell, as well as a QR code to register.
Over the last two evenings, campers have worked on costume designing as teams, had an outside talent show, made s'mores, and visited a local zoo. #SummerExperiences2023 #LetsBeCreative
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
18 full of campers and staff members work on making a costume design based off of their character crested
A two person team works at the cafeteria table to assemble the request for the costume
A camper performs, a talent of dancing wall outside at the talent show
A group of campers watch the talent show sitting on the bench outside around the campfire
Two staff members perform their talent about an ASL story
To campers jointly display their talents of joking and singing at the talent show outside
And RCS works on a stick for marshmallows for one of the residents to make s’mores
SF member in a student told a marshmallow in a stick over the campfire
I camper happily waves at the camera outside during the campfire social
A picture of deer at the zoo while a camper Watches them
Here's another sneak peek of our Summer Experience campers rehearsing for The Secret Garden! 🤫🌼 They have been working so hard this past week with the Missoula Children's Theater group! Today the group rehearsed through the whole performance to make sure it's perfect for the big debut! 🤩
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
A Missoula Children's Theater Group representative holding up a prop for our campers.
Campers standing on stage in a straight line.
Campers on stage. Some are sitting on wooden props and the rest are standing in a line behind them.
Campers are standing on stage while two campers are seated on wooden props waiting for directions from the Missoula Children's Theater Group representative.
A camper is sitting on a wooden prop while the other camper is standing talking to the seated camper.
4 campers are standing in a line rehearsing their lines.
WVSDB Fall Conference is back! 🍂 This educational event will be held Thursday, September 28 through Friday, September 29, 2023, at the WVSDB Campus in Romney, WV. There is no registration fee required for this event. Any individual working in a WV LEA/partnering agency that provides educational services/support to a child who has vision and/or hearing loss is welcome to attend. ➡️The registration deadline date will be September 1, 2023. Please use the attached QR code or this Registration link https://forms.office.com/r/VQfBfXhwSe to reserve your spot! If you have any questions, please contact Mary Anne Clendenin at mclenden@k12.wv.us We hope to see you all there in September! 🤗
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
A Save the Date flyer for the 2023 Fall Conference being held at WVSDB featuring two of the keynote speakers, Blessing Offor and Dr. Lisalee D. Egbert.
A WVSDB Fall Conference flyer featuring a QR code for participants to register.
The residential campers this evening continued to be creative as work on costume designing in teams occurred. An ice cream social was held prior to watching the movie, The Secret Garden. #SummerExperiences2023 #LetsBeCreative
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
A group of students send around a manikin with a purple dress on it in order to decorate it with the crest ifea
A group of students, places, fabric flowers, and Ivy, on a mannequin in order to make their costume
Two students sit around a round table and eat their ice cream during the social event
A group of students or a team sit at a square table and work on ideas for their costume design based off of the crest
A group of students or a team get ready to place fabric, and other items on there mannequin in order to design a costume
A group of campers sit around a round table during the ice cream, social eating their treats and smile at the camera
A group of students outside on a picnic table, eating their ice cream
A group of students sitting around a round picnic table with a red umbrella, while one student makes funny faces at the camera
Wide-angle shot of a group of students watching the movie the secret garden
another group photo of campers watching the movie with the movie scream in the front of the room with a picture of a young girl on it
What a busy week so far, and it's ONLY Tuesday! Yesterday our campers auditioned for a role in The Secret Garden! After auditions, the cast began to learn their lines and rehearse the songs. 🤫🌼 Between rehearsals, campers have been busy with activities and making crafts. Today they made flipbooks! We can't wait to see all their hard work pay off this week! 🤩
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
Campers standing on stage rehearsing their lines for The Secret Garden.
A representative from Missoula Children's theater helping a camper with their lines for the play.
Campers are standing against the wall while auditioning for The Secret Garden.
Campers standing on stage auditioning for The Secret Garden.
Campers standing on stage watching and listening to instructions being given by the Missoula Children's Theater representative.
Campers sitting and standing on stage rehearsing and learning their lines for The Secret Garden
A camper coloring a flipbook that she created.
The Secret Garden set placed on the stage.
Residential campers created puppets of their own designs and worked on character crests to help with their costume making tomorrow. Teamwork and creativity were the focuses of the evening. #SummerExperiences2023 #Let'sBeCreative
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
A group picture of the campers showing off their puppets that they made
A camper, working on a character crest of different traits
And RCS, helping a camper, design his crust
A long angled picture of a group of staff and campers working to put the puppets together
A team of campers working together to design crest for tomorrow’s costume design
A picture of different group crest designs
A camper showing her Yella puppet with orange lips to the camera
The camper, showing a green puppet on her hand to the camera with squiggly eyes
A camper, showing a fuchsia puppet on her hand to the camera
A camper showing his blue designed puppet to the camera
Week 2 of our Summer Experience series is off to a great start! Today our campers enjoyed a performance by Sunshine 2.0! ☀️ Sunshine 2.0 is a professional traveling theater troupe based at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The troupe provides performances and activities for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults that highlight the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM), as well as educational topics pertaining to the Deaf experience. Thank you again, Sunshine 2.0 for performing for our campers!
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
Sunshine 2.0 performing on stage for the campers in the MPR
Campers watching Sunshine 2.0 perform on stage in the MPR
Campers watching Sunshine 2.0 perform on stage in the MPR
Campers sitting in blue chairs looking towards the stage at Sunshine 2.0
Some campers are sitting and some are standing facing the stage in the MPR spectating Sunshine 2.0
Sunshine 2.0 performing on stage for our Summer Experience campers.
Sunshine 2.0 on stage performing in the MPR
3 performers of Sunshine 2.0 performing on stage in the MPR for our Summer Experience campers.
Summer Experience campers seated in blue chairs watching Sunshine 2.0
Sunshine 2.0 performing on stage for our Summer Experience campers
Tonight the second of the summer experiences Ready, Read, Write, Act began with a meet & greet in the cafeteria. The group listened to the novel, The Secret Garden, and discussed the plot along with the different characters of the story in preparation for this week of potential activities that focus on creativity through reading, writing, and theatrical performance. #SummerExperiences2023 #LetsBeCreative #HamsphireCountyArtsCouncil
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
An image of the book, the secret garden
A camper explains to the group different characters in the book
The campers discuss the theme of the book after it is read to the group
The Country Roads' campers found opportunities to use water to keep cool during the hot summer evenings. Friends were splashing in the lake and dumping icy water in the bucket challenge as fast ways to cool off while laughing at the end of a memorable week. #SummerExperiences2023 #MakingMemories.
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
And why they angle shot of the wire bucket, challenge, line and one camper, passing water into the next campers bucket
A camper taking a break from the stroll before the water bucket challenge
The end of the line camper getting water poured on her because it missed the bucket staff or trying to assist
Campers waiting on them to the lake to swim
A group of campers walking out into the water on the lake, as this is their first experience, and being in the water of a like
I camper standing in the middle of the lake
The group of campers walking on the beach that leads to the lake
A wide angle shot of roofs of campers, having fun, splashing and splashing in the lake
A picture of residents doing the tug-of-war on the lawn
A group photo of the campers where to after the water bucket challenge has ended outside on the lawn
Wow! What a great week! 👏 To say we are proud of our Country Roads Brunch Theater campers this week would be an understatement! They did an amazing job preparing the food for the brunch and performing for spectators! We loved seeing each camper shine today! 🌟 We would also like to take the time to thank Mr. Haza, Mr. Olden, and the rest of the teachers and aides who helped out this week! You guys are rock stars! ❤️ We hope to see new and familiar faces next week as we continue to week two of our Summer Camp Experience! ☀️
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
A rectangular table filled with an array of foods for brunch.
A yellow plate full of different brunch foods.
Campers enjoying brunch after their performance.
Spectators seated at a round table eating and mingling.
Superintendent Burch standing on the stage addressing the spectators before the beginning of the show.
The audience sitting at multiple circular tables with blue and yellow chairs.
Mr. Haza addressing the audience before the show.
Mr. Haza playing the guiter while two students play the keyboard, and one student plays the drums.
A camper is standing on stage while holding the West Virginia flag and smiling.
Campers are lined up on stage performing.
Our Summer Experience campers have been busy learning about the state of West Virginia through various WV-themed crafts and activities. 🎨 Campers learned about all 55 counties, as well as the state wildlife. ⛰️ Don't forget about our Country Roads Brunch Performance tomorrow, July 14th, beginning at 10 AM for families to enjoy! #SummerExperience2023
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
A camper sitting at a table smiling at t he camera. There is a state outline of West Virginia in front of him.
A camper is seated at a table while a teacher is standing to his right helping with his WV activity.
Three campers are seated around a table with paper WV state outlines in front of them. They are waiting for the teacher's instructions.
A camper is seated at a table while holding a box of markers. A teacher is standing to her left if she needs any assistance.
A camper looks up at the camera while coloring his WV activity sheet. A teacher is sitting beside him to assist him. A camper is seated in the background at the same table looking down at her marker box to pick-out her next marker.
A camper is seated in a blue chair getting ready to color her WV-themed activity.
The Country Roads campers attended a presentation by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources about the different fish species that live in West Virginia waterways. The West Virginia DNR biologist and fisheries officers provided the campers with opportunities to learn about the different types of fish. The campers touched the fish as well and had time to hold the small fish. All fish at the end of the presentation were released back into the river. #SummerExperiences2023 #MakingMemories #DNREducation.
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
A picture of the DNR officers going out in the boat to catch fish
A picture of the DNA are biologist and officers giving the presentation from the boat to the campers on the shoreline
A camper touching the American eel in a box
Other campers touching the American eel
A camper touching the American eel while smiling at the camera and signing how slimy it is
A group of friends stand on the river bank, watching the presentation and smiling at the camera
A picture of a big yellow carp in a box. Well, one of the camper looks down upon it.
A picture of a group of campers touching one of the fish, well another camper sans above the fish in the container
A picture of a camper, holding a minor in his cupped hands
A picture of the American eel once it was caught and placed in the observation box
Representatives from the WV Outreach Center for the Deaf and the Blind, a WVDE Technical Assistance Center located on the campus of WVSDB exhibited and shared information regarding their resources and services at the 2023 Student Success Summit in Charleston WV today. This event was co-sponsored by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, the West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education, and West Virginia GEAR UP. This statewide conference focused on creating seamless, supportive, and lifelong learning systems for West Virginia’s students! Pictured Below: Mrs. Nora Stevenson, WVOCDB K-12 DHH Specialist, and Mrs. Wendy Baily, WVOCDB VI Family Services Specialist.
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
Two women standing side by side while smiling behind a tabling booth with tools and resources sitting on top of the table.
Here's a sneak peek of what is to come at the Country Roads Brunch Performance on Friday, July 14th! Our campers have been working hard on perfecting their dance performance. 🤠 So far this week, camp participants have gotten the opportunity to explore the music, history, and foods of West Virginia! #SummerExperiences2023
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
Camp participnts wearing straw hats and standing in a straight line with their hands on their hips. They are following Mr. Haza's lead, who is teaching them the dance moves to their dance performance.
Campers participate in partner work during a segment of their dance performance
A camp participant making a heart with her fingers. There are yellow and blue chairs behind her, as well as a welcome banner.
Teacher, Mr. Haza teaching the camper participants what the "bridge" of a song is while they are seated at a round table with yellow and blue chairs during a water break.
Teacher, Mr. Haza helping a camper with moving her arms during a segment of their dance where they sway their arms from right to left.
The residents of the Country Roads themed summer experience continue to celebrate and share some of their favorite West Virginia past times and facts during evening programming. A scavenger hunt with residents divided into teams to find ingredients to make a favorite West Virginia snack called cornflake haystacks starts the evening. A WV focused trivia game follows with residents having to identify West Virginia landmarks and famous people. Some residents continue to work on their tie-dye T-shirts while the evening concludes with a campfire and free time to hang with new & old friends. #SummerExperiences2023 #MakingMemories.
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
A picture display of famous West Virginians and West Virginia locations
A resin holds up a tie-dyed T-shirt
A resident camper unfold his tie-dye T-shirt
A student smiles at the camera, while she stirs cornflakes and corn syrup together over a burner on the stove
do resident campers work to open the cornflakes and mix the corn syrup in a bowl
A resident stands by a table with a bowl of the mixture of cornflakes and corn syrup after it comes off of the heat of the stove
A Resident watches to staff mix the corn flakes and hot corn syrup together in the bowl
A picture of the completed corn, flake haystacks on a tray at the end of the activity
residential student smiles as he eats a haystack treat and shows it to the camera
A group of campers sit outside on the bench around the campfire and smile as they have made fast friends this week
This evening the summer experience residents are focusing on being a West Virginian while engaging in social building activities to create and strengthen friendships. The activities include make your own pizza, make a representation of one's self as a West, Virginian, swimming, and make personal tie-dyed T-shirts. #SummerExperiences2023 #MakingMemories.
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
And RCS holds the bag while the student puts his tie-dyed shirt in to it to hold it until tomorrow
A picture of the representation individual residents as West Virginians
A camper in the pool uses different cups to dump water into bigger container
Hey staff member plays volleyball with a group of students in the pool
A wide angle shot of a group of campers enjoying the pool
Female camper, kicking her legs on the side of the pool
A group shot of the prepared pizzas that the residents made
A Resident displays the pizza that she made to the camera while standing in the serving line
Two campers put toppings on their pizza, standing in the cafeteria in the serving line
The summer experience of the Country Roads Brunch Show began last night as residents arrived to a meet and greet campfire to begin the week. Everyone then painted a fish and talked about West Virginia waterways. #SummerExperiences 2023 #MakingMemories
almost 3 years ago, Christine Lewis
A group of campers sitting around the campfire outside in the back of the dormitory, telling campfire stories and experiences of the summer
A picture of the campfire with resin sitting around it
A picture of the individual painted fish at the residence painted after a discussion on the types of fish in West Virginia waterways
A wide angle shot of some campers working on painting their fish on the cafeteria tables
A group picture of free residence painting their fish together
One student looking at the camera, while another student is intently, painting their fish
two residents working on painting, their fish sitting at a table
Let's go Bowling! Join West Virginia Hands & Voices on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 2:00 at River Alley in Saint Albans for an exciting bowling event. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, this event is perfect for you! This is a great opportunity to meet new people, share experiences, or simply enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with your loved ones. West Virginia Hands & Voices will provide everything you may need, from shoes to balls. All you will need to bring is your energy and enthusiasm. Don't miss out on this chance to show off your bowling skills and have a great time with the WVH&V community! There is no charge for WV children who are deaf or hard of hearing. WVH&V can offer family members a reduced rate to bowl. Scholarships are available to those in need of assistance. Reach out to Christina by phone/text at 304-395-3471 if you have any questions. Ticket Prices: DHH Child - FREE $10- Family Members $18 - All Others Secure your tickets with the link provided below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wvhv-bowling-bash-at-river-alley-tickets-663071894887?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshwebdesktop There is no charge if you are not bowling. See you at the alley!
almost 3 years ago, Alyssa Hansrote
A green bowling ball going down the bowling lane hitting all of the red and white pins.
WVSDB is excited to once again host the Missoula Children's Theater in partnership with the Hampshire County Arts Council. Students do not have to attend WVSDB to participate in this modern-day musical version of "The Secret Garden". All students in grades 1-12 are invited to register at https://hampshirearts.org/
almost 3 years ago, Melanie Hesse
Pre-Registration Required A modern-day musical adaptation of "The Secret Garden" Audition Monday July 17, 10:00 a.m. Performances: Saturday July 22 1:30 & 4:00 pm. All events in WVSDB Brannon Building. Visit www.hampshirearts.org to preregister.