ALT Two school counselors wearing cream-colored shirts with orange ILY hand-shape logos smile behind a table display of bracelets and pins, flanked by orange star balloons.

ALT Students gather around a cafeteria table filled with orange paper hand cutouts, grabbing markers to write their names as part of a pledge.

ALT Collage of three photos. Top left: A film poster titled "3rd Grade Presents The Bank Robber" with the HMS logo framed inside a filmstrip border. Top right: Four student filmmakers stand on stage signing "thank you" in ASL next to the film's end screen as audience members wave their hands in visual applause. Bottom: A wide view from the back of the auditorium showing seated audience members with hands raised in applause, facing the stage and projected movie screen.

ALT Collage of two photos. Top: Two students sit with a classroom paraprofessional at a table, using ASL to discuss their iMovie edits on an iMac. Bottom: A screenshot from their black-and-white silent film, framed within a filmstrip border, showing students in character standing in front of "The End" title text.

ALT Collage of four photos showing students harvesting honey in class. Top left: A student holds up a honeycomb frame and intently uses a scraping tool to shave honey into a container on the table. Top right: A student looks at the camera as honey streams from the bucket's honey gate valve, while a staff member and classmate watch in the background. Bottom left: A seated student focuses carefully on filling a glass jar with honey directly from the bucket's yellow spout. Bottom right: Four students pose playfully for the camera, holding up their equipment: a honeycomb frame, scraper, container, and a stainless steel honey extractor cylinder.

ALT Three smiling 3rd-grade students stand beside a mobile book cart outside the HMS library, showcasing a Hispanic Heritage Month display with clearly visible book covers.

ALT A collage of three photos from a Financial Literacy class taught in American Sign Language (ASL). In the top photo, a teacher signs in ASL at the front of the room with financial math projected on the screen behind him, while a large group of students watch from a U-shaped seating arrangement. In the bottom two photos, taken from behind the students, the teacher answers questions in ASL.

ALT Collage of four photos showing students in a foil boat STEM challenge. Top row: Student teams huddle together using upright binders and iPads as shields to keep their boat designs secret. Bottom row: Students gather closely around a white water bucket on a standing desk, leaning in with anticipation as pennies are added to a boat.

ALT A two-photo collage celebrating College Pride Day. Top photo: School staff members smiling on the outdoor building steps, wearing college shirts and sweatshirts. Bottom photo: A colorful hallway bulletin board featuring inspirational messages and graphics about going to college.

ALT Four-photo collage with a central text graphic. Center Banner: A blue rectangle with white text that reads: "De'VIA: Deaf View/Image Art: Expressing culture, heritage, and identity through visual art." Top Left: Students engaged in an ASL class discussion about De'VIA with artwork examples projected on the front screen. Top Right: Close-up of a student painting a hand-shaped clay ceramic sculpture. Bottom Left: A student holding up her painted ceramic open-hand sculpture toward the camera. Bottom Right: A student using paint markers to decorate the details on his ceramic hand sculpture.

ALT Four-photo collage with a central text graphic. Center Banner: A blue rectangle with white text that reads: "Comparative Poetry Analysis: Analyzing two distinct original poems: one in ASL and one in English." Top Left: Students viewing Clayton Valli’s ASL poem "Mushrooms" projected on a screen. Top Right: A teacher pointing to lines of English text from Sylvia Plath’s poem "Mushrooms" on the board while looking toward the class. Bottom Left: Students reading and writing notes on printed copies of Sylvia Plath’s poem. Bottom Right: A teacher pointing encouragingly to a student who is signing an explanation in ASL.

ALT Four-photo collage with a central text graphic. Center Banner: A blue rectangle with white text that reads: "Bringing Deaf Literature to Life: Transforming storybooks by Deaf authors into student-led ASL skits." Top Left & Right: Screenshots showing student film re-enactments in ASL. Bottom Left: Students looking at the front board as Shira Grabelsky’s ASL storybook, "The Pink Monkey," is projected for the class. Bottom Right: View from behind two students collaborating at a desk, editing their ASL video performances in iMovie on an iPad.

ALT Group of three students with a teacher and staff member smiling at the camera while holding up the blue and yellow Sign Union flag, which represents the Deaf culture, community, heritage, and empowerment.

ALT Collage of four photos. Top left: A video of a well-known Deaf content creator telling a story in ASL is projected on a screen as students watch attentively. Top right: Two students work together editing a video on an iPad in iMovie. Bottom left: View from behind students engaged in an ASL group discussion with their teacher. Bottom right: Overhead view of a student creating a De'VIA piece.

ALT We are hiring! Available Positions: - Lead ASL Interpreter - Long-Term Substitute Teacher for Art (until Dec.). - Per Diem Substitute Teachers - School-Based Social Worker - Anticipated Openings: - One to One Paraprofessional - Paraproessional careers.hms1869.org

ALT Collage of four photos showing high school students in a science classroom handling science safety equipment with enthusiasm. Top left: Student looks off camera with a horrified look on his face as he juggles two red first aid wool blanket bags. Bottom left: Student holds up a fire extinguisher with a blank look on her face. Right: Student points to an emergency safety shower with a dramatic look on his face.

ALT Top Left: Author Jonaz McMillan points to an open page of his book, held by a colleague. Top Right: Jonaz shares a page of his book with captivated students. Bottom Left: Students raise their hands in front of Jonaz to sign "monster" in ASL. Bottom Right: HMS Head of School, Dr. Michelle Eisan-Smith, stands in front of a green screen with open arms while Jonaz shines a flashlight on her hands as students sign "monster."

ALT Top Left: Jonaz McMillan autographs books at a blue table surrounded by eager students. Top Right: A student laughs in front of the green screen as a flashlight illuminates his open hands. Bottom Left: Group photo of HMS administrators with author Jonaz McMillan. Bottom Right: Jonaz leads an interactive ASL storytime for attentive students.

ALT A collage of three photos showing 5th graders harvesting lima beans. The top photo shows three students examining garden plants. The bottom left shows a student leaning into the garden near a bamboo teepee trellis. The bottom right shows a student smiling while holding a container of harvested lima beans.

ALT Gallaudet University logo at the top left with Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing logo at the top right. Photo of Dr. Michelle signing "pride" in ASL to the right of blue text with white background that reads: "Alumni Michelle Eisan-Smith creates community at Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Gallaudet University." Read More at: tinyurl.com/drmichellegallaudet