Meisei Gakuen (pronounced May Say) is a school for the Deaf established on April 2008. There are about 60 children between the ages of 3 and 15 studying from the kindergarten to the junior high school levels…

More information on UNAPEDA website, please click on : Meisei Gakuen’s bilingual education supports the acquisition of two languages, JSL and Japanese

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It looks like an old university campus that has been massively upgraded, but walk towards the entrance of the main building and there’s no mistaking where you are.For a start, there’s a huge sign above the entrance that reads: ‘Deaf Village Ireland’.

The next clue is the groups of people sitting at tables by the huge café window next to the entrance of the huge new main building, engaging in animated conversations using their hands, faces and bodies.

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