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Our Mission Statement

St. Joseph's School for the Deaf will maximize the potential of each student and foster competence in literacy, critical thought, citizenship and personal independence through educational experiences that are purposeful, equitable and engaging.

Celebrating over 150 Years!

Current News & Announcements

Attention Parents!
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16th Annual Big Apple ASL Festival!

16th Annual Big Apple ASL Festival!
Staten Island FerryHawks Park (right next to St. George Ferry Terminal)
Saturday, September 27th
Free Admission | Rain or Shine

Come and enjoy the 16th Big Apple ASL Festival — a fun-filled community event featuring over 60 indoor vendor booths. The event is conveniently located near NYC’s only outdoor shopping outlets and the Staten Island September 11th Memorial.

We welcome over 1,000 attendees, including members of the Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, and new signer communities from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Long Island.

This year is extra special as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Junior NAD Metro NYC Chapter, originally founded in 1985 at the Manhattan home of Juan Vietrosz’s parents. We invite all past and present members to join this memorable celebration.

Enjoy a live performance by Gregory Watkins' Deaf Music Ensembles!
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School Wide Photo

📸💙 Today we gathered as one community for our school-wide photo—and what better message to go with it than “Teamwork makes the dream work”
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Junior Achievement of New York Virtual Career Expo Platform

UFT College & Career Fair Resource Hub
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Skate Party
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Bridging Deaf and Hearing Communities

SJSD was featured in The Riverdale Press, “Bridging Deaf and Hearing Communities”
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Better Speech and Hearing Month

In honor of Better Speech and Hearing Month, one of our amazing speech teachers, Tracy, created a special bulletin board celebrating what good communication means to our students. Each student drew their ideas—and with a little help from ChatGPT, we transformed those drawings into 3D renderings! We’re so proud of the creativity, imagination, and voices of our students. Communication comes in many forms—and every voice matters. #BetterSpeechAndHearingMonth #StudentVoices #DeafEducation #SpeechAndLanguage
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SJSD Spirit Parade has been postponed to June 6!
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Attention Parents: Know Your Right Virtual Presentation
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Picture Day
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