Desert Voices Oral Learning Center

Founded in 1925, Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School is an educational facility that provides a range of learning opportunities for students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. It offers classes in physical and technology education, language arts, reading and music. The school also maintains a computer laboratory and library and media center. Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School organizes parent-teacher conferences. In addition, its academic curriculum includes math, science and social studies. The school conducts extracurricular activities and field trips. Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School serves students in Phoenix. It provides educational services for students with special needs. The school is a part of Phoenix Elementary School District 1, which also operates Capitol School, Edison Elementary School and Emerson Elementary School.

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Phoenix Day School for the Deaf provides education to students who are wholly or partially deaf in Phoenix. The school is approved by the North Central Association, and is a part of Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. It provides various educational and support services to students in elementary, middle and high schools. The services provided by the school include counseling, communication instruction, audiology, occupational and physical therapies, vocational training, career counseling and transition planning. Its communication instruction services include speech and auditory training, speech reading, augmentative communication, public speaking, reading intervention, pragmatics and communicative competence. The school has library, media, health care and diagnostic centers. It also provides Internet access and American Sign Language classes. Additionally, it offers vocational and career preparation programs through Metro Tech and the East Valley Institute of Technology. It is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, and participates in various sports activities, including football, basketball, track, volleyball and cheerleading.