Mission: Weingarten Children's Center's Mission:
Transform lives of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, teaching them to listen, speak and learn through:
• proven spoken language and cognitive development curriculum
• family-centered education
• innovative technology
Target demographics: children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Geographic areas served: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: Individual Speech Therapy
Baby & Me, Toddler, Preschool/PreK and Kindergarten Classes
Audiology Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Afternoon Bridge Program (for children 3 & up to prepare them transition into mainstream education)
Parent Education
Music
Tele-Therapy
In 1999 my son was born deaf - we knew nothing about how to begin this journey. From infancy to age 4 we attended a school in Redwood City called JWPSOD (Jean Weingarten Peninsula Oral School for the Deaf) - this educational foundation has been nothing short of a miracle for our family. Our son is now 9, has 2 cochlear implants that enable him to hear, speak perfectly & read up a storm, play piano beautifully, sing (not so well), talk on the cell phone, and hear a whisper - sometimes he just doesn't know when to be quiet :-)
