About Us
We teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and talk.
Annually, Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech serves more than 1,000 children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.
About Us
Since our founding in 1867, Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech (formerly Clarke School for the Deaf) has prepared children who are deaf or hard of hearing to succeed in mainstream schools and the wider world.
Recent Clarke News
Clarke Student’s Mentoring Experience Published by Forbes Blog
Mercy, a youth leader and Clarke mainstream student, shares her experiences as a student with a disability and discusses the value of mentoring on a Forbes blog.
Clarke’s Listening Walk at the Zoo Returned to Philadelphia
The event brought together 500+ students, alums, families and friends after a two-year hiatus, and raised more than $62,000.
Current Events & Anti-Racist Resources for Educators
Visit clarkeschools.org/antiracism for additional resources.
Clarke Stories
Jaimie
Celebrating Clarke alum, Jaimie, for her college graduation!
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Jeremy
Congratulations to Clarke alum Jeremy, who graduated from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in May 2022!
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Kayleigh
Today, Kayleigh is in the school choir and receives top marks in school. “I want to be a teacher of...
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