This tour is limited to 75 participants.
This tour is now fully sold out but we encourage you to still add your name to the wait list and as spots become open if you are next on the list you will be notified. MEMBERS will still receive first priority for open seats and NON-MEMBERS will be offered tickets upon Member completion.
All attendees must provide a drivers License photo id to enter the School property.
Check-in time is 5:30 pm. Tour starts at 6 pm.
Members are free. Non-Members $10
Diane Taylor is the School/Community Liaison and she will be providing us with the history of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind which celebrates 150 years this year. Colorado was still a territory when “The Colorado Institute for the Education of Mutes” was founded by Jonathan R. Kennedy in 1874. With an appropriation of $5,000 from the Territorial Legislature, Kennedy opened the school on April 8, 1874. It began with an enrollment of seven students; three of whom were his own. In 1893, the school was renamed The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. The school has a long and proud history as a leader in the state of Colorado in providing services to students who are Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind and their families.
HPA Coordinator: Ron and Sue Harman
Tour Guides: Diane Taylor and School staff
Waiver: All attendees must sign the updated 2024 HPA Liability Waiver. DOWNLOAD HERE and bring with you or sign at the venue.
Parking: Park in the parking lots in front of the main office building.
Disabled Access: Yes
Bathrooms: Yes
Please note: 2024 Summer Tour Update:
We are excited to announce the tours for the upcoming 2024 Summer Series! The HPA, in appreciation of our member’s support, is prioritizing reservations when attendance limitations apply. Reservations will be taken on a first come first serve basis by signing up for your preferred tours below. This also means that members will be given a place before “guests” or non-members. If a member wishes to include a guest, that guest will be put on the wait list until and if a cancellation occurs and they are first on the wait list. We will email everyone who has a reservation before each tour to confirm that they still intend to attend. Cancellations will be handled on the website and through the link provided in your confirmation email.
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