Manillaskolan

As luck of fate would have it, we went to lunch on our first day here and sat beside a Deaf couple. They were very friendly and didn't mind us interrupting their meal. It turned out that our new friend Sophia used to work at the school that we had been planning to visit if it had been opened. She and her her husband were explaining how we could get to the school to at least see it and then offered to bring us there themselves. the school has about 150 students age 6 - 16, after that they move on to a different school in Orebro (unfortunately also closed and 2 1/2 - 3 hours away). Sophia and her husband Mikel shared stories and experiences at both schools with us. Here are a few pictures of the school building, gym and woodshop buildings and our new friends! One interesting thing we learned was that parents with children who get Cochlear Implants are strongly encouraged to learn sign and use it with their children.