IN PERSON CLASSES
We offer 7 semesters of classes throughout the year and open enrollment a few weeks before each semester begins. If you do not see the schedule you are looking for, it will be posted shortly!
Classes meet once a week for 2 hours over 6 weeks. Semesters are $250 total (or $225 for Repeat Conversation students — email us for the code). Class sizes range from 10–20 students.
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*Packages bought prior to 2024 are no longer honored.
LEVEL 1
Level 1 is a 6 week session focusing on the introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. You will develop a strong basic ASLary (OUR word for vocabulary), syntax, and grammar. You will learn numbers 1-100, visual discrimination, practice fingerspelling and begin to understand the use of space and gestures. You will be introduced to interacting with the Deaf community and begin your journey!
LEVEL 2
Level 2 will build on the foundations you learned in Level 1. You will continue to develop more ASLary. You will learn numbers up to 500. You will continue to focus on visual discrimination, fingerspelling and use of space and gestures. You will also be introduced to grammar;(nouns, direction verbs, Wh/Yes no questions, classifiers and NMS (non manual signals). You will be introduced to Deaf slang and idioms.
LEVEL 3
Level 3 will take your language to a more advanced level. We will focus on the importance of storytelling. We will learn more about Deaf history. NMS, ASLary and grammar will be explored in greater depth.
LEVEL 4
Level 4 will focus on using your conversational skills and advancing your proficiency of ASL related to a variety of topics. You will start identifying countries, learn about the basics of money, travel, weather and current events. You will use classifiers to tell stories and focus on grammatical features of ASL.
LEVEL 5
Level 5 combines your knowledge of ASL from Levels 1 to 4. You will continue to expand ASLary and work on both expressive and receptive skills. You will learn about occupations, role shifting, classifiers, numbers, and Deaf culture.
LEVEL 6
Level 6 will be putting your visual prowess to the test by utilizing all the skills you learned from ASL Levels 1-5. We will incorporate ASL media such as films, vlogs, Deaf humor, current events, news, politics and social events into our curriculum. By this level students will have developed greater fluency in expressive signing, and developed confidence in receptive skills.
CONVERSATIONAL
Conversational classes use a “natural” conversation mode in order to increase fluency. Heavy concentration will be placed on telling stories that are clear, coherent, interesting and culturally appropriate. Convo classes are ongoing, and are typically taken over multiple semesters.