School Overview:
One of only 3 public schools in Indonesia to accept children who are hearing impaired, SLB-B (Sekolah Luar Biasa - Bali or School for Extra Ordinary Children - Bali) was begun by the Indonesian Government in 1984.

Since the Asian economic crises began in 1997, the school has faced an increasingly chronic shortage of funds to continue its basic mandate. The school has on its own tried to bridge the gap itself by soliciting donations from private individuals and organizations as well as the students making and selling simple handicrafts - but continues to fall short.

The school covers grades kindergarten through senior high school and children range in age from 4 years up to 20 years. Currently has 120 students of which 54 are housed at the school and who do not receive any financial support from their parents.

Rotary Club Bali Nusa Dua supports the Deaf School with 2 programs

Adopt a Classroom (March 2003 - Continuing)
For more information click here.

Break the Sound Barrier (April 2002)
Continuing its support for the Deaf School, RCBND the production of brochures that introduce the school to tourists to Bali. The brochures are distributed to hotels in the Nusa Dua area and funds are solicited from visitors check out of their hotels - the small change in local currency that they will no longer need when they return home.

Silence is Not a Barrier (October 2000 - June 2001)
The primary objective of this program is to give the children (and their parents) a reason to stay in school - by giving them exposure to employment opportunities that do not require much verbal communication (ie - floral arranging, garde mange (cold food preparation) in hotel kitchen, computer graphics and so on. For more info - please click here.