
ALT Colorful flyer predominantly blue, yellow, and white. Yellow and blue hands pop up holding a basketball in the middle of the flyer. New England Schools for the Deaf Present: 2026 Tip-Off at HMS December 12th-13th, Madison Park School sports logos over blue and yellow wave at the bottom: TLC, RISD, HMS, ASD

ALT Collage of three photos. Top left: A film poster titled "3rd Grade Presents The Bank Robber" with the HMS logo framed inside a filmstrip border. Top right: Four student filmmakers stand on stage signing "thank you" in ASL next to the film's end screen as audience members wave their hands in visual applause. Bottom: A wide view from the back of the auditorium showing seated audience members with hands raised in applause, facing the stage and projected movie screen.

ALT Collage of two photos. Top: Two students sit with a classroom paraprofessional at a table, using ASL to discuss their iMovie edits on an iMac. Bottom: A screenshot from their black-and-white silent film, framed within a filmstrip border, showing students in character standing in front of "The End" title text.

ALT Collage of four photos showing students harvesting honey in class. Top left: A student holds up a honeycomb frame and intently uses a scraping tool to shave honey into a container on the table. Top right: A student looks at the camera as honey streams from the bucket's honey gate valve, while a staff member and classmate watch in the background. Bottom left: A seated student focuses carefully on filling a glass jar with honey directly from the bucket's yellow spout. Bottom right: Four students pose playfully for the camera, holding up their equipment: a honeycomb frame, scraper, container, and a stainless steel honey extractor cylinder.

ALT A collage of three photos from a Financial Literacy class taught in American Sign Language (ASL). In the top photo, a teacher signs in ASL at the front of the room with financial math projected on the screen behind him, while a large group of students watch from a U-shaped seating arrangement. In the bottom two photos, taken from behind the students, the teacher answers questions in ASL.

ALT Collage of four photos showing students in a foil boat STEM challenge. Top row: Student teams huddle together using upright binders and iPads as shields to keep their boat designs secret. Bottom row: Students gather closely around a white water bucket on a standing desk, leaning in with anticipation as pennies are added to a boat.

ALT Four-photo collage with a central text graphic. Center Banner: A blue rectangle with white text that reads: "De'VIA: Deaf View/Image Art: Expressing culture, heritage, and identity through visual art." Top Left: Students engaged in an ASL class discussion about De'VIA with artwork examples projected on the front screen. Top Right: Close-up of a student painting a hand-shaped clay ceramic sculpture. Bottom Left: A student holding up her painted ceramic open-hand sculpture toward the camera. Bottom Right: A student using paint markers to decorate the details on his ceramic hand sculpture.

ALT Four-photo collage with a central text graphic. Center Banner: A blue rectangle with white text that reads: "Comparative Poetry Analysis: Analyzing two distinct original poems: one in ASL and one in English." Top Left: Students viewing Clayton Valli’s ASL poem "Mushrooms" projected on a screen. Top Right: A teacher pointing to lines of English text from Sylvia Plath’s poem "Mushrooms" on the board while looking toward the class. Bottom Left: Students reading and writing notes on printed copies of Sylvia Plath’s poem. Bottom Right: A teacher pointing encouragingly to a student who is signing an explanation in ASL.

ALT Four-photo collage with a central text graphic. Center Banner: A blue rectangle with white text that reads: "Bringing Deaf Literature to Life: Transforming storybooks by Deaf authors into student-led ASL skits." Top Left & Right: Screenshots showing student film re-enactments in ASL. Bottom Left: Students looking at the front board as Shira Grabelsky’s ASL storybook, "The Pink Monkey," is projected for the class. Bottom Right: View from behind two students collaborating at a desk, editing their ASL video performances in iMovie on an iPad.

ALT Collage of four photos. Top left: A video of a well-known Deaf content creator telling a story in ASL is projected on a screen as students watch attentively. Top right: Two students work together editing a video on an iPad in iMovie. Bottom left: View from behind students engaged in an ASL group discussion with their teacher. Bottom right: Overhead view of a student creating a De'VIA piece.

ALT Collage of four photos showing high school students in a science classroom handling science safety equipment with enthusiasm. Top left: Student looks off camera with a horrified look on his face as he juggles two red first aid wool blanket bags. Bottom left: Student holds up a fire extinguisher with a blank look on her face. Right: Student points to an emergency safety shower with a dramatic look on his face.

ALT Top Left: Author Jonaz McMillan points to an open page of his book, held by a colleague. Top Right: Jonaz shares a page of his book with captivated students. Bottom Left: Students raise their hands in front of Jonaz to sign "monster" in ASL. Bottom Right: HMS Head of School, Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith, stands in front of a green screen with open arms while Jonaz shines a flashlight on her hands as students sign "monster."

ALT Top Left: Jonaz McMillan autographs books at a blue table surrounded by eager students. Top Right: A student laughs in front of the green screen as a flashlight illuminates his open hands. Bottom Left: Group photo of HMS administrators with author Jonaz McMillan. Bottom Right: Jonaz leads an interactive ASL storytime for attentive students.

ALT A collage of three photos showing 5th graders harvesting lima beans. The top photo shows three students examining garden plants. The bottom left shows a student leaning into the garden near a bamboo teepee trellis. The bottom right shows a student smiling while holding a container of harvested lima beans.











