South Island students have a blast at Deaf and Hard of Hearing Beach Day

South Island students have a blast at Deaf and Hard of Hearing Beach Day

The annual event has been held for around three decades

'Welcome here': SD 61 hosts annual beach day for students with hearing loss

Students from across southern Vancouver Island spent Wednesday at Saanich’s Cadboro-Gyro Park sharing mutual experiences and making friends. This was part of the Greater Victoria School District’s (SD 61) annual beach day for students who experience hearing loss. About 150 children, their families, teachers, and community resource experts from across the South Island participated. “Basically from Cowichan down,” Megan Jantz, SD 61 itinerant teac…