Wasdell Academy for Innovative Learning

SMaRts Programs are brain-based exercises designed to strengthen specific weakened areas of the brain. SMaRts Programs are designed to enhance the brain's ability to integrate information, improve cognitive skills, memory, concentration and organization that leads to successful learning. As teachers and parents we want each child to reach their full potential academically, socially and physically. We want our children to be happy, well grounded and confident. All human beings have areas of strength as well as areas of weakness or challenge. Each one of us is a complex puzzle. As we discover where our gifts and challenges lie we can build towards our potential.To support this goal, Wasdell has established an approach of direct intervention by implementing brain-based exercises to assist students to achieve their potential. Through testing we define areas of strength and weakness. With this information, we design individual student programs to strengthen underlying cognitive skills that support successful learning. Wasdell Centre for Innovative Learning provides an environment where students become active participants in programs that lead to the following improvements:

a) Communication --- is the key for understanding. Open communication between all key stakeholders: students, parents, and staff. Open communication builds trust and a sense of persona b) Courage --- to move swiftly forward into the unknown. In this school we take a direct interventionist approach towards addressing learning dysfunctions and learning giftedness. It takes courage to face personal difficulties and turn liabilities into strengths, and this is what we do every day. c) Growth --- the harvest starts with growth and maturation of the seed . Personal growth through repeated success and mastery is a central theme in all that we do.