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Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Dual Language School promoting the linguistic, ethnic, and cultural identities of Deaf students who are fluent in ASL and English. Visit us online at: www.hms1869.org.
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Still 😊 from our Principal for a Day visit! @wcvb5.bsky.social's Andrew Vrees & Matt Reed spent the AM connecting w/ Ss, learning abt our ASL/English community, & getting a behind-the-scenes look @ our journalism program. Huge thanks @bostonschools.boston.gov schools for supporting these experiences
Top photo taken in a school hallway from behind a camera crew, news reporter, and ASL interpreter as Head of School Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith looks on with a bright light on her. Bottom left photo of WCVB's Andrew Vrees looking at a school history timeline displayed on the wall as Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith explains it in ASL with an ASL interpreter alongside him. Bottom right image shows Head of School Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith and WCVB's Andrew Vrees seated at a table together in a classroom. Picture taken inside a classroom with 6 rectangular tables set up in a circle as students, reporters, news crew, ASL interpreters, and HMS Head of School Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith are seated in the middle of a conversation in ASL.
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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💛 Big thanks to our Supporter Sponsors for helping make our 155th celebration a success! We appreciate your partnership and commitment to our school community. 💙
Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a plant seedling emoji with "Supporter" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for Gallaudet University Regional Center East above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you." Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a plant seedling emoji with "Supporter" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for Charlestown Youth Basketball above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you."
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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💛 Big thanks to our Supporter Sponsors for helping make our 155th celebration a success! We appreciate your partnership and commitment to our school community. 💙
Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a plant seedling emoji with "Supporter" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is a list of names (Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith, Kelly Colton, Mary Simmons) above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you." Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a plant seedling emoji with "Supporter" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for MLZD above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you." Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a plant seedling emoji with "Supporter" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for Charlestown Mothers Association above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you." Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a plant seedling emoji with "Supporter" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for The Learning Center for the Deaf above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you."
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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As part of the “Principal for a Day” program, WCVB’s Andrew Vrees visited HMS to meet our students, learn about our community, and explore our journalism program. We were proud to share the incredible work happening here every day! 💙💛 #hmsdeafpride
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Big thanks to our Leader Sponsors for supporting our 155th celebration! We’re so grateful for your leadership and generosity. 💙💛
Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a medal emoji with "Leader" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for Partners Interpreting above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you." Square image with white background. Blue square around the border with HMS logo on the bottom left, 155th logo on bottom right, and a medal emoji with "Leader" at the middle top. Inside the blue square is the logo for Sorenson above "Thank you" with a line drawing of the ASL sign for "thank you."
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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💛💙 Celebrating 155 years of community, collaboration, and growth! As the 5th oldest school in @bostonschools.boston.gov, we honor HMS's founding and look back on the past five years, filled with innovation, connection, and incredible achievements. Watch our Founding Day video: 🎥 youtu.be/rCpYXNXZwwo
Celebrating 155 Years of Horace Mann School for the Deaf
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November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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This Spirit Week reminded us just how special our school community is. As we head into Founders Day, we celebrate the pride, unity, and creativity that make our school one of a kind. 💙💛🐾 #HMSDeafPride #SpiritWeek #HMS1869
Collage of 5 pictures showing students and staff alike embracing this past week's spirit week leading up to HMS's founders day that included pajama day, fun hat/hair day, sports day, twin day, and future career day. Collage of 3 pictures showing students and staff alike embracing this past week's spirit week leading up to HMS's founders day that included pajama day, fun hat/hair day, sports day, twin day, and future career day.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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We’re proud of our high school students who volunteered as poll workers on Election Day! Their initiative and civic engagement make a real difference in our community.
Two students smiling looking at the camera while holding up a white shirt in red, white, and black that reads "VOTE: Student Poll Worker" in a classroom hallway.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Students kicked off a new unit on disabilities by exploring how people with disabilities were treated from ancient times to the 19th century. After researching their eras, they became “Town Criers,” sharing what they learned and reflecting on fairness, inclusion, and progress.
Top two images show students presenting to their class while wearing historical-style jackets, wigs, and hats, holding scrolls they created. The bottom image, taken from above, shows three students seated in a circular arrangement, writing on their scrolls with feather pens.
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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🎉 Spirit Week kicks off tomorrow as we celebrate our school’s Founders Week! 🐾 Our students created this video to share the fun themes planned for each day. Check it out and start planning your outfits! 💙💛 #HMSDeafPride
November 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Join us as we celebrate 155 years (and counting!) of connection, collaboration, and growth! 💙💛🐾
Please purchase your tickets by October 30 to support our planning.
🎟️ Event info and tickets: tinyurl.com/celebratehms
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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💙💛⚽ What an unforgettable day! Our young Cougars made history, winning the championship in HMS’s first-ever NESD Elementary Soccer Tournament! The heart, teamwork, and support from our entire community made this moment truly special. 🏆 #hmsdeafpride #hmscougarpride
Collage of four action shots of HMS students playing soccer on a sunny day. Top image: team photo of players and coaches smiling at the camera, wearing blue shirts with yellow lettering. Bottom two images: coaches interacting with players, discussing plays using ASL. Top left: view from behind a young fan just off the field, mid-jump, waving one blue and one yellow pom-pom as the HMS soccer team is visible on the field in the distance. Top right: large banner reading "Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing" displayed on a blue tent. Bottom: coaches and players waving hands in the air, many smiling broadly with excitement.
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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From soccer practices to in-house uniform workshops and a spirited send-off, it was truly inspiring to see our amazing school community come together to support HMS’s first-ever participation in the New England Deaf (NESD) Elementary Soccer Tournament. Go Cougars! 🐾⚽💛💙 #hmsdeafpride
Top left: Students standing and watching as two teachers use Cricut machines to add logos to new soccer uniforms. Top right: Students seated in a classroom, focused as their teacher/coach discusses a soccer play with a field projected on a screen. Bottom left: Elementary soccer players practicing outside on a field in preparation for their upcoming game. Bottom right: Students excitedly looking at a teacher holding up their completed soccer uniform. Collage of four images showing a large turnout of the HMS school community giving our young soccer players a spirited send-off rally, with everyone waving their hands in the air, some holding yellow and blue pom-poms.
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Rainy mornings are for cozy stories! 🌧️ 📚 Students each chose their favorite ASL storybooks to view this morning, a perfect way to start the day. 💙💛
A collage of five images showing students in their classroom spaces. Some students sit in comfortable chairs, others are bundled in blankets, and a few have snacks in hand. In each image, students are intently focused on viewing ASL storybooks.
October 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Checkmate! ♟️ Our young thinkers are learning focus, strategy, and patience through chess. We can’t wait to see some of them representing HMS on the high school chess team one day!
Top left image shows a staff member and a high school student standing in front of a board listing the names of chess pieces while holding up a folded chess board. Top right image shows two students smiling at the camera as they sit across from each other with a chess game set up between them. Bottom image shows a classroom with four pairs of students engaged in games of chess.
October 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Our students are becoming experts at editing and expanding their narrative writing to include details, including describing words, where, when, why and how. We even have a chapter book author among us!
Four pictures showing students seated at their desks, each intently focused on their writing with paper and pencil. Each student appears engaged in their work, demonstrating concentration and effort.
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Our Multiple Access Points Program (MAPP) is on full display here as ASL specialists work with our special education students! MAPP is key to our commitment to inclusive education, focusing on developing essential life skills, self-advocacy, and vocational competencies.
Top image shows a classroom where students and staff are seated in a semi-circle, with a colorful screen projected on the board as a teacher signs in ASL. Bottom image shows a teacher engaging with students standing in front of a projected slide titled “How do we see our friends?” which features ASL line drawings and photos of people seated in a circle.
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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📚 We’re thrilled to return to Battle of the Books, Gallaudet University’s Youth Programs reading competition that inspires literacy for deaf and hard of hearing students in grades 5–8. It’s been a few years since we’ve participated, and this team can’t wait to dive back in!
The top left image shows three students seated at desks arranged in a circle, with books in front of them, actively discussing what they’ve read in ASL. The top right image shows two students standing on either side of a seated student, pointing to a specific passage in his book. The bottom image shows the students seated outside the main entrance of the school building, holding up books and smiling at the camera.
October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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We took a wonderful trip into the Charlestown community to visit the @bpl.boston.gov! 📍 Students successfully led the navigation using their map skills and teamwork, and they all applied for new library cards! We love connecting learning with our local community. See you soon, BPL!
Outdoor teamwork is captured in the two left images, as students study a map and plan their navigation to the Boston Public Library in Charlestown. The image on the right shows the payoff: students settled inside the library, exploring the stacks and making their book choices.
October 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and our partners at Hands United Organization! We love sharing their resources for families with Deaf and hard of hearing youth. Hands United provides vital resources in Spanish to ensure every family has the tools they need to thrive. handsunitedor.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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The wild came to HMS again this year! 🦅 Our middle schoolers loved learning from Jack Banagis of New England Wildlife Center & meeting some of their incredible rescue animals. We're so grateful for our continued partnership w/ NEWC & the amazing work they do for local wildlife.
A middle school science classroom scene captures a New England Wildlife Center presentation in progress. The image is taken from behind a group of students, several of whom have their hands raised. Jack Banagis, the presenter, facing the students, stands in front of a TV screen that displays the question, "What species of animal are these?" The overall focus is on the engaged and interactive learning environment.
October 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The @stopandshop.bsky.social Pantry Program selected HMS as a beneficiary this October! For every 🌸 flower or 🛍️ community bag sold, funds will go directly to support our school. Purchases can be made at any Stop & Shop in Eastern MA. Every purchase makes a difference. Thank you for your support!
October 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Celebrating a legacy! ✨ Join us as we celebrate 155 years of connection, collaboration, and growth! We're celebrating this incredible milestone on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Mark your calendar and get ready to celebrate with the HMS community! 💛💙
Horace Mann School for the Deaf 28 Walker Street, Charlestown, MA Celebrating 155 Years Dressy Casual Attire - Sunday, November 9, 2025, 3:00 - 6:00pm, $45 Small Bites by Noms, Cougar Cafe, tinyurl.com/celebratehms - register by October 30. Presentation | Student Produced Films | Silent Auction
October 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We were honored to host Sara Nović, Deaf author of "True Biz!" She shared amazing insights into the challenges of writing a book and offered great advice for our future authors. By highlighting Deaf Gain, she showed students that their unique experiences are powerful strengths.
A collage featuring three photographs from an author presentation by Sara Nović. The largest top photograph shows the Deaf author smiling with a group of diverse middle and high school students. The two bottom photographs are close-up views capturing Sara Nović while she is presenting, with her slides projected onto a screen immediately behind her.
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Happy Monday! Taking a cue from our students to take a moment, breathe it all in, and appreciate the simple things. Here's to finding little moments of joy this week! ✨
Outside the school on a bright morning, a student leans down to smell the flowers in an autumnal flower bed. A staff member is visible in the background, smiling.
September 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM