John Hancock Demonstration School is a Philadelphia public school operating elementary and middle school campuses and providing programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The elementary campus serves kindergarten through grade 5; the LaBrum campus serves grades 6–8 and emphasizes inquiry- and project-based learning.


John Hancock Demonstration School operates two campuses serving elementary and middle school students. The school describes a mission focused on academic growth and core values including commitment, compassion, ambition, and wellness.
The elementary campus serves kindergarten through grade 5. The LaBrum campus serves grades 6–8 and emphasizes inquiry-based instruction and project-based learning intended to develop collaboration, investigation, reflection, and 21st-century skills.
The school offers both full-inclusion classrooms with interpreter support and self-contained classrooms. All teachers and support staff in the Deaf program are fluent in American Sign Language; self-contained classrooms use iPads and video-phone accessibility. Intervention supports listed for deaf and hard of hearing students include Fairview and Visual Phonics, and the program arranges interpreted citywide trips and special events.
Elementary campus serving students in kindergarten through grade 5; provides student and parent support and a set of after-school and extra-curricular activities.
Middle school campus serving grades 6–8 with an inquiry-based curriculum and an emphasis on project-based learning; offers sports teams and a range of clubs and electives.
Program offering full inclusion classrooms with interpreter support and self-contained classrooms staffed by ASL-fluent teachers; includes technology supports and targeted interventions such as Fairview and Visual Phonics.
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