As just a one year old, Gretchen was already making the sign for milk and eat to tell her parents when she was hungry. Gretchen is the child of Raymon and Maricel, two of IDEA’s former deaf students who eventually got married and had two kid...
In 2015, Ethel and her family had nothing but a damaged jeepney for shelter. Jeepneys are a popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World Wa...
Many times it is common for parents to feel overwhelmed when they discover their child is deaf. Even more so when they find out both of their children are deaf. Nemer and Renante, parents of two deaf children, were overwhelmed and feeling like the...
Just 25 years ago there was no deaf community in Bohol. Even years after IDEA began bringing deaf children into school, a community for the deaf didn’t exist. IDEA continued to work towards creating a community for all deaf people in the are...
On September 26th, the Bohol Deaf Academy kicked off their Intramural Games with a parade and cheer competition. The theme of this year’s games was Sustaining a Healthy Lifestyle Through Sports. The students were divided into 4 teams (green,...
We are so excited to announce that Mandy Harvey will be performing and sharing her story at our Spring Fundraiser in March of 2019! About Mandy Mandy Harvey is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and inspirational speaker who l...
Summer Jobs for the Deaf While many regular hearing students were looking forward to a summer of vacation and beach days, most of our high school students were busy seeking ways to make their summer productive. IDEA strives to open doo...
Second Chance A roller coaster of emotions flooded Bohol Deaf Academy during the graduation day on the 28th of March, 2018. Francis Jake, one of the the 16 graduates, could hardly believe he had finished high school after all the trials and cha...
Hugged by the Faithful Arms… Mahatma Gandhi once said that the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. A team of 11 volunteers from Faith Chapel traveled all the way from Billings, Montana to the island of B...
We are excited to announce that we now have an Etsy store! If you aren't familiar with Etsy, it is a shopping website where anyone can sell their custom designed, custom created, and unique items. Most stores on Etsy are for homemade pro...