Some students work in the cafeteria as part of our work experience program, but we all have to clean up after ourselves. After school, we can play, or do arts and crafts, swim or go bowling. We have social clubs, and parties and field trips too. There are interdenominational chapel services on the Sundays. We also have Sunday School classes at Hawkins Chapel.
Some students go to different churches in town, too.
The chaplain is fluent in sign language, and he's also available for counseling if we need it. AIDB offers lots of other services, too, like a dental clinic, a low vision clinic, and a 24-hour health center on the campus of Alabama School for the Deaf. We have a fulltime nurse on our campus, but a doctor's always available if needed. Every third weekend, busses load up with all the kids from HKS and take us home for a visit. These bus trips home are free, and give us all a chance to stay close to our parents.