SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Individual Support Program
Individual Support programming supports students with severe to profound developmental disabilities. Students may have physical, sensory or behavioural challenges, and/or medical conditions, requiring special accommodations.
Goals
- Build functional and communication skills that enhance quality of life
Benefits
- Development of verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Development of small and large movements—grasping, reaching and handling different objects
- Opportunities to explore the use of assistive technology or equipment
Program delivery
- Structured learning environment with regular routines and close supervision
- Physical accommodations such as wheelchair access, specialized furniture and assistive technology
- Smaller classes for more targeted instruction
- Community service providers offer additional services for students as needed
- Opportunities to participate in school-wide and recreational activities
Eligibility
Students must be in Grades 1 to 6 with a clinical diagnosis.
Entrance into the Individual Support Program is facilitated by the administration at your local neighbourhood school. Please feel free to contact our school office if you have any questions about the program.
Interactions
Interactions programming supports students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD impacts how people understand what they see, hear and sense. This lifelong disability can result in difficulties in communication, social relationships, behaviour or learning. Although some students with ASD achieve at grade level, many have uneven or delayed achievement.
Goals
- Improve communication, social interaction and behaviour while developing academic skills
Benefits
- Demonstrate growth in communication skills
- Demonstrate growth in building and maintaining relationships, and understanding social situations
- Demonstrate growth in managing frustration and problem-solving
- Improved ability to handle change or challenging emotions (e.g., anxiety)
- Development of life skills to support independent living and employment
Program delivery
- Structured environment with regular routines
- Smaller classes for more targeted instruction
- Visual aids, concrete examples and hands-on activities
- Frequent praise and other meaningful rewards to help students adopt positive behaviours and attitudes
- Opportunities to join other classes for instruction in a student’s areas of strength
Eligibility
To be eligible for programming, students must be:
- in Grades 1 to 6
- clinically diagnosed with ASD
- demonstrating stereotyped behaviours, and have severe impairment in social interactions and communication
Entrance into the Interactions Program is facilitated by the administration at your local neighbourhood school. Please feel free to contact our school office if you have any questions about the program.