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THE OUR KIDS REPORT:
Arrowsmith School

Grades Gr. 1 TO Gr. 12 — Toronto, ON (MAP)
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Arrowsmith School:
THE OUR KIDS REPORT
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  • Grades
    Gr. 1 — Gr. 12
  • Gender
    Coed
  • Class Size
    10 — 22 students
  • Tuition
    $6,000 to 33,000/year
  • Language of instruction
    English
  • Associations
    OFIS
  • Enrolment
    75 day students, 100 eschool students
  • Curriculum
    Traditional
  • EBROCHURE
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School address

  • 245 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1R3 (MAP)
  • Busing not available

Our Perspective

How we see Arrowsmith School

The Arrowsmith School was founded in 1980 by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young to provide support for struggling learners. The school has been an object of interest ever since, due to the concept that Arrowsmith-Young built her program around. "If we look at a lot of special education programs, the majority assume the learner is fixed," she said. "What my program is saying is that we can change the learner so they can learn." While there are many things that set the school apart, that sense of what is possible is prime among them. The Arrowsmith School works closely with students to develop their strengths, address weaknesses, and build academic, social, and vocational competence. That the method works may be evidence of neuroplasticity, and science may yet underscore that. In the meantime, daring to dream —as well as creating a supportive, caring, understanding environment —can itself provide what many students need in order to succeed, and that's what the Arrowsmith school principally addresses. 

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How Arrowsmith School sees itself

The school administration answered our questions

Who are you, as a school?

"Arrowsmith School transforms the lives of students with learning difficulties. By applying principles of neuroscience, Arrowsmith targets and improves cognitive ability, rather than relying on compensations or accommodations. Students engage in programs that strengthen capacities responsible for academics as well as problem-solving, understanding, memory, and communication. With emerging strengths, students create a new reality. Enrolment options include in-person full-time, part-time, summer, and online programs."

  • Builds and strengthens cognitive processes necessary for more efficient learning
  • Trains visual and auditory memory, attention and concentration
  • Improves the fine motor skills necessary for writing
  • Strengthens executive functions
  • Builds capacity for both verbal and non-verbal thinking, reasoning and problem solving
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Insider Perspectives

How people from the school’s community see Arrowsmith School

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Alum, Dan Goodman (2021)

Watch our alum interview with Dan Goodman to learn about the unique experience of attending Arrowsmith School.

Alum, Marika Kotani (2020)

Watch our alum interview with Marika Kotani to learn about the unique experience of attending Arrowsmith School.

School leadership

Top-down influence on the school’s direction and tone

Message from school leadership

Shelley Woon, Ms.
MEd, OCT

Welcome to Arrowsmith School! 

Our goal is for our students to become independent, confident, and self-directed learners who are equipped to achieve academic, career, and life success.

Students with learning difficulties and individuals wishing to strengthen their cognitive capacity join Arrowsmith School to engage in a life-changing journey that has the neuroplasticity of the brain and our students’ lifelong success at the forefront of our educational program. The neuroplastic brain, in response to our cognitive exercises, creates and strengthens neuropathways that allow our students to walk the pathway to their preferred future with greater independence and confidence.

At Arrowsmith School, whether attending our Toronto in-person classrooms or our worldly online classrooms, our students engage in a positive school climate that promotes academic success, social connectedness, and overall well-being.  We provide an exemplary personalized cognitive program to students of all ages within a learning environment that includes families as a key part of the journey.

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