With the 50th Jubilee of Auckland Schools for the Deaf being hosted during Queens Birthday weekend, Kevin and Sara Pivac takes the viewer through a journey of the different locations of Deaf schools in Auckland. The video ends with a look into the room of the organising jubilee committee where they are doing research for the book, ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Deaf Schools in Auckland: 1942–1992’.
A journey through the 50 years of Auckland Schools for the Deaf
1992 •
- Deaf Education
A NZSL narrated video taking viewers through the history of Auckland Schools for the Deaf, from Newton East, Myers Park, Titirangi, Mt Wellington and finally, Kelston.
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