The Scranton State School for the Deaf is enviously nestled on nine acres of land in the secure, stately Green Ridge neighborhood of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Students enjoy the safe atmosphere coupled with the cultural advantages of proximity to nearby urban areas. For four days per week the dormitories become the students' home, the staff and dorm-mates their local family. Communication is free-flowing in American Sign Language making everyone an integral part of the environment. The school operates a full-time academic program for day and residential students from Mondays through Fridays.
Students residing in the dormitory program are typically between the ages of five and twenty-one.
Five residential areas, and an independent living apartment, allow placement based on age and the student's ever-developing independent living skills. Each area is supervised by residential counselors and their supervisors. Yes, and no. Some of the answer depends on your home. Residential living comes with some big advantages.