Child's Voice Prepares Students for Graduation Ceremony

Graduation season is here and our students are excited for the upcoming Recognition Ceremony. On Thursday, May 17, 2018, Child’s Voice families, alumni, and partners will gather to hear from our students and celebrate those graduating from our School Program.

“What’s exceptional about our Recognition Ceremony is that our students have put in countless hours to achieve their success. Our graduates all give a speech… at 5- and 6-years old! So many adults, myself included, couldn’t do that in front of hundreds of people,” shared Principal Wendy Adler. “This Ceremony is something we all look forward to each year. It is the event where parents, siblings, friends, and grandparents can all see their graduate on stage singing, dancing, and talking. It’s wonderful to see the results of years of hard work.”

Child’s Voice helps children with hearing loss learn to listen and speak. Students wear hearing aids and/or cochlear implants and programs use a child-focused, research-based curriculum, all with the end goal of transitioning graduates back to their neighborhood schools.

In front of 150-200 guests, each graduate shares a speech about their time at Child’s Voice and their excitement to transition back to their local, neighborhood schools. All current School Program students perform songs and dance. These children range in age from 3 – 8 years old, all with hearing loss and wearing a hearing aid and/or cochlear implant.

The celebration will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at the Wood Dale Junior High Auditorium. All are welcome to attend this special event and tickets are complimentary. For questions, please contact Child’s Voice at events@childsvoice.org or (630) 595-8200.

Child’s Voice
For over 22 years, Child’s Voice has been changing lives of children with hearing loss and their families. Child’s Voice has grown from a school serving only six students, to a thriving comprehensive program providing services to over 330 children with hearing loss from birth through age eight. The mission of Child’s Voice is to empower children with hearing loss to be successful in all educational and social settings by optimizing their listening, speaking and academic skills. www.childsvoice.org.

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