School for Deaf and Mute (Dushanbe)
The School for Deaf and Mute (Tajik: Мактаби кару гунгхо / Maktabi karu gungho) is a special art and social sciences school in Dushanbe for students with limited hearing and speaking ability. It was founded on January 17, 1975 when Tajikistan was apart of the Soviet Union. It is currently located on 44 Karaboyev Street, in Dushanbe.
The school has 13 classrooms, a library, the director's office, offices for the director's assistants, and a computer lab. There are 15 teachers and a student body of 135. The school's current director is Rafik S. H. Odinev. Lessons are four days per week for grades 1 through 9 and 2 days per week for grades 10-12.
On the educational staff, there are a speech therapist, a sign-language interpreter and a methodologist. Since the year 2004, there have been computer classes sponsored by the US State Department and implemented by Relief International Schools Online, with 9 computers, a printer and Internet access. Ms. K. D. Giyoyeva works as the teacher in the Internet Center.
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