Idea family 2024

29th IDEA Deaf Festival

It was a tremendous blessing and opportunity for the IDEA family to be able to celebrate its 29th Deaf Festival on January 26–27, 2024, at Bohol Deaf Academy (BDA)! Deaf students from IDEA-supported Special Education (SPED) centers in Bohol, as well as alumni, teachers, and workers gathered to honor the remarkable achievements and resilience of their amazing community. They had …

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Christmas Shopping 2023

The magic of Christmas is all around us, and we’re making wishes come true! IDEA organized another shopping trip for all of our deaf children. Our IDEA staff and teachers in Bohol shopped for the elementary kids’ Christmas wish lists, while our high school students at Bohol Deaf Academy shopped for their own with the help of their teachers. Our …

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Reymart’s Testimony

IDEA has been making significant impacts on the lives of deaf children in the Philippines for 40 years. Reymart is just one of many thankful deaf people who have been saved from a life of ignorance and solitude. Learn more about his journey by listening to the speech he gave during the Bohol Deaf Academy graduation ceremony on June 16, …

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Buwan ng Wika Commemoration at Bohol Deaf Academy

          A myriad of colors filled the Angelo King Hall at Bohol Deaf Academy (BDA) that eventful Friday. The female students were wearing their colorful Filipinianas, Baro’t Saya and Kimonas. The men looked dashing in their Barongs. Some students even opted to wear ethnic costumes that portrayed what indigenous people used to wear and which some existing tribes still don …

DEPED Representatives Attending The Forum

IDEA-DEPED Forum

IDEA continues to strengthen its partnership with other organizations and agencies in order to serve more deaf children. This time, IDEA goes national with its invitation to the Department of Education Central Office to come visit its programs and services in Bohol. Five representatives from DEPED Central office representing the different bureaus (Bureau of Learning Resources, Bureau of Learning Delivery, …