What does BiBi mean?
BiBi refers to Bilingual Bicultural educational program, meaning the use of two languages within two primary cultures. The two languages at OSD are English and American Sign Language, while the two primary cultures are hearing culture (or majority American culture) and Deaf culture. Most students develop fluency in American Sign Language (ASL), which is used to develop connections in learning to read and write English. While teachers uses ASL throughout most of the day to convey content information, reading and writing assignments use English. Students are taught the similarities and differences between the expectations of hearing culture and Deaf culture and to acknowledge the capacity and accomplishments of persons who are Deaf.
