KSSB’s Signature Events Across the State
Braille Events
Braille Challenge and Celebration 2023 on Friday, February 18 and Saturday, March 4!
KSSB welcomes ALL students and families, regardless of their braille reading/writing skills to join us! To learn more, click the link below.
Trailblazers Weekend
Fall Trailblazers Weekend
September 27nd – September 29th @ KSSB campus, Kansas City, KS
Spring Trailblazers Weekend
Date TBD @ KSSB campus, Kansas City, KS
A unique weekend experience providing opportunities for high school students from all over Kansas to learn skills in the expanded core curriculum. Twice a year, the KSSB campus is open to high school students from around the state to provide opportunities to learn skills in the expanded core curriculum. This is a very popular event and students look forward to attending in order to see old friends, meet new ones while developing and practicing a variety of skills. To learn more, click the link below. A unique weekend experience providing opportunities for high school students from all over Kansas to learn skills in the expanded core curriculum.
Extended School Year
June 3-21, 2024 @ KSSB Campus, Kansas City, KS
Expanded Core on the Road
- June 5-6, 2024 in the Wichita Area (3rd – 8th Grade)
- June 11-12, 2024 in the Hutchison Area (3rd – 8th Grade)
- June 13-14, 2024 in the Dodge City Area (6th – 12th Grade)
- June 18-19, 2024 in the Hays Area (6th – 12th Grade)
Summer programs with an emphasis on unique expanded core curriculum designed for students who are blind or have a visual impairment. To learn more, click the link below.
KCBAS Run/Walk
Saturday, September 23, 2023 @ KSSB Campus, Kansas City, KS
The Kansas City Blind All Stars Foundation sponsors an annual 5K Run/1 Mile Walk. The event raises funds to support activities and facilities at the Kansas State School for the Blind. KCBAS is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. To learn more, click the link below.
Vision Symposium
Friday, October 27, 2023 @ Drury Hotel Plaza Broadview, Wichita, KS A collaborative professional development opportunity intended to address the specific needs/interests of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI) and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS) in Kansas.
Supported by KSSB, the Kansas Instructional Resource Center, Kansas Deaf-Blind Project, MidAmerica Nazarene University, and the Kansas Technical Assistance System Network. To learn more, click the link below.