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
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
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
It is a great honor and joy for us to have a new set of students graduate this school year 2022-2023. Fifteen students graduated from senior high school and 23 students completed junior high at Bohol Deaf Academy (BDA).
We will soon build an additional dormitory at Bohol Deaf Academy! Thank you so much to our kind donors! Check out this video of our IDEA US President, James Movius, showing the future site of BDA’s duplex dormitory, which will house 16 more students.
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
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
