Middle School Spring 2025

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Tutoring is provided weekly during the school year and, as needed, during the summer months.  All Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and CODA students may participate.  Please contact Stefan to sign your student up.

 Stefan Denisiuk is a Youth and Family Support Specialist working with middle school students and families. Stefan plans, organizes, and executes a variety of events, programs, and activities. Also, he builds strong relationships with families and students through mentoring, tutoring, promoting life skills and encouraging self-reliance. Stefan is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York where he received his A.S. and B.S. degrees. He has plenty of experiences in the Deaf community from his Deaf family and Deaf schools. You can contact him via email: Stefan@fcdpinellas.org 

Learning Is For Everyone

The LIFE program is a mentorship program, where the students are paired up with adult mentors. The mentors meet with the students at least once a month, sometimes more. During the sessions, the students learn how to navigate the world along side their Deaf/hh mentor. The sessions include life skills, social development, and advocacy skills. The goal is for the students to gradually take on more and more responsibilities, until they are ready to become mentors for another group of students.  

 The Middle School Robotics Club builds and programs robots, and competes against other teams, both locally and regionally. This club is open to all Middle School students (6th-8th grade) and runs from September through February. Additional robotics programs occur during the summer months to keep our technical skills sharp. 

 The FCD (Middle and High School) Travel Club is a club where students will be empowered to plan, fundraise and experience travel.  They build itineraries, fundraise for their trip, and head off for a fabulous experience as a group!

   Students get the chance to practice songs in ASL, and then performing in various places. Also, students will  create ASL stories to perform using our new Visual Technology Studio Room. The stories will be posted on our website and social media (Facebook and Instagram).