Blue inspired hands. Green letters underneath Walden School. Blue letters underneath The Learning Center for the Deaf.
Black Lives Matter at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Every year during the first week of February, Black Lives Matter at School hosts an annual week of action.

The TLC Educational Community at Walden and Marie Philip Schools are seeking interested staff, students, and families to join our committee to plan this event on campus for the week of January 31-February 4, 2022, as part of our planning for our Year of Purpose. 

If you are interested in joining this committee in preparing for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action event at TLC, please contact your department principal/director by Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

Our first tentative meeting will be held on December 21, 2021 at 1:30 PM on Zoom.
Smoke Alarm in Secondary
Families/Caregivers,

Today in the Secondary Department, the smoke detector in the elevator mechanical room was triggered which led to the building being evacuated, without incident or injuries, and the Framingham Fire Department (FFD) responded. To our knowledge, there was no reason for it to have been triggered. Once all was cleared by FFD, students and staff were allowed to reenter the building. 

When the last incident occurred on November 12, 2021, our electrician reported that after being serviced, our fire panel was fully operational. 

Today, our electrician was immediately contacted and administrators were informed to assume our backup protocols and engage the main box should an actual fire start while the fire panel was being serviced. Our electrician has reported to administration that all necessary fire and smoke detector equipment are currently being replaced and/or rewired and our system will be fully operational soon.
Reminders for Walden School Families and Caregivers
Important Dates:
  • Wednesday, December 15: Student Release at 12 PM
  • Winter Ball for Walden Residential is December 15: See Flyer Here
  • December 23: Early Release at 12 PM
  • Winter Break: December 24 through January 2
Deaf Kids Code Holds Workshops at TLC
Deaf Kids Code visited TLC this past week to hold workshops for middle and high school students.

We had two groups who used Bitsbox on their Chromebooks while two other groups made Dash robots move through an app on iPads. This was a great experience for all of our students; they were engaged and enjoyed the hands-on activities. We are looking forward to having Deaf Kids Code back during the spring and the summer, and look forward to keeping you posted about our plans.
 
Also we are discussing with Deaf Kids Code about how to offer free Pixel phones to Secondary students and staff. The Pixel phone has a new technology called Live Transcribe, which translates audio into text through an app built into the phone. We look forward to sharing updates about this soon.
Yearbook Cover Contest
Deadline for Submissions: December 23

Students in any grade may participate! Share an 8.5x11 flyer of you idea for our Yearbook Cover! Design must include 2021-2022 somewhere in the design, and must include "The Learning Center for the Deaf" or "TLC". See flyer for additional details.
Two green inspired hands. Blue letters underneath The Learning Center for the Deaf.