Members of the Deaf community and their families attend the centenary celebrations at Sumner School for the Deaf. Open day at Sumner, the Deaf community look around the old classrooms and celebrate with speeches and socialising. The Sumner School for the Deaf was renamed in its centenary year as van Asch College in honour of its first Principal, Gerrit van Asch.
| Donated by | Sue Penman |
| Produced by | Michael Hope |
| Original format | 8mm 400ft |
| Reference number | SP01-02-EDU80 |
| Sponsored by | Connect Interpreting |
1980
Members of the Deaf community and their families attend the centenary celebrations at Sumner School for the Deaf.
1955
The 75th Jubilee of Sumner School for the Deaf in Christchurch, including alumni parades and marching girls!
1968
Children from Sumner School for the Deaf test their navigational abilities in a car rally at Sumner.
1998
Memories of Jean Monk (nee Robertson) who was a Sumner School for the Deaf student in the 1920s. Students weren’t allowed to sign but could “move their arms around a bit”.
1944
The story of Catholic Deaf-Mute education, what has been done for deaf students by Dominican Nuns, and the new St. Dominic’s School for Deaf Children in Wellington.
1972
1969
1966
