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Organization:
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Ontario. Ministry of Education - Trillium Demonstration School
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Address:
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347 Ontario St S
Milton, ON
L9T 3X9
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Map
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Intersection:
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Ontario St S and Laurier Ave
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Location:
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On the campus of E. C Drury School for the Deaf
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Hours:
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Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
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Service Description:
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Specialized residential school program for students with severe learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), whose educational needs cannot be adequately met in their local boards * provides a one-year, high intensity academic intervention program for pupils with severe learning disabilities with a focus on reading intervention * All students attending a demonstration school live in student lodging as a requirement of the program * assists enrolled pupils to develop personal life and learning strategies which will support their future academic pathway in programs within local school boards, other educational jurisdictions, or the community * provides in-service teacher education and consultative services to school boards to assist them in developing local programs for students with learning disabilities
Major services:
School program
- an intensive and specialized program focusing on cognitive/language development for students with severe learning disabilities at elementary and secondary levels
- goals and objectives are set in all courses and there is a variety of credit courses offered in the secondary program
- assistive technology strategies are emphasized
- initial consultations initiated by student's home school
- classroom sizes range from five to eight pupils for most subjects
- when a student leaves the Trillium School program, detailed transitional documentation is forwarded to the receiving home school
Residence Program - Mon-Fri (mandatory)
- structured program including individual and group counselling, development of appropriate social behavior through social skills training, and recreational activities for students with severe learning disabilities
- student’s current level of social functioning and identified needs are used to design individual programs for students
Professional Development Worskshops for Educators- designed for Ontario educators only including teachers, school/board consultants, board coordinators and school/board administrators
- one day workshops offered on learning disabilities and related topics that vary annually
Resources Services Program
- designed for Ontario school boards to assist them in developing programs for students with learning disabilities
- educational assessments for students who are potential candidates for Trillium program
Trillium Demonstration School serves as a catchment area of mid-northern Ontario, Dufferin, Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Niagara, Peel, Simcoe, Wellington, and York Counties of the Central Ontario Region, and Metropolitan Toronto
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Application:
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Student's home school to contact Trillium to request consultation
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Identified learning disabled students
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