California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special School District

The California School for the Deaf, Fremont is a school for deaf children in Fremont, California. They educate deaf children from all over Northern California.

Its companion school in Southern California is CSD-Riverside.

The California School for the Deaf was founded in 1860 and was the first special education program established in California. Begun in San Francisco, the first class had three students. In 1869, the school moved to a new campus in Berkeley, with approximately fifty students. A vocational component was added to the curriculum in 1871. Also that year the Literary Society, a student organization which still exists today, was founded to encourage students to discuss literature, prepare lectures and debates. In 1885 the school's first newspaper was printed - The Daily News - later to become the California News, which is still published weekly. By 1915 the school's enrollment had grown to 215 students and the campus was enlarged for the second time. Boy Scout Troop #11 was formed in 1916, which continues today as one of the oldest continuous troops in the U.S. In 1921, a California School for the Deaf student became one of the first Eagle Scouts in the United States. In Read more...