Step 1: Create your shortlist of schools

SPIRE Institute & Academy's learning environment balances daily academic, passions, professional and career aspirations within facilities and programs that nurture personal growth and stimulate the desires to challenge oneself. All of this is done while helping individuals identify and experience professions and career development opportunities that better prepare them for all of life’s journey. Passions in 2021 includes Basketball, Esports, Swimming or Track & Field. Grades 9-12 plus Post Grad Programs.

Established in 1932, Niagara Christian Collegiate prepares students for life success by shaping character, building intellect, developing leadership skills, and instilling self-discipline. Students grade 6 through to grade 12/University Prep enjoy our beautiful 129-acre campus located on the banks of the Niagara River. NCC Middle School teachers energetically incorporate Project-Based Learning, sparking student engagement across the curriculum, which lays the foundation for solid academic achievement at the Secondary School level. NCC Secondary School students are surrounded by enthusiastic and loving teachers who clearly communicate course content integrating faith, values, and knowledge. The low student-to-teacher ratio allows each student to achieve personal goals and become a life-long learner. Teachers are actively involved in each student's life, giving them personal attention that empowers them to achieve great results in their studies. Our International Study Program (Grade 6-12/University Prep) is expertly designed. A focus on English for Academic Purposes, the acquisition of cultural competence, and an intentionally created nurturing environment, combine to cultivate success in the lives of our international students.

Bright but underachieving? Always testing the limits? Possibly exhibiting the characteristics of or diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, LD or other learning challenges? Requiring more structure and resource than you can provide? Being passed forward regardless of effort? Are you the only one who believes he is capable of so much more? We have a place for him. Robert Land Academy is a not-for-profit military-inspired boarding school validating boys in grades 5 through 12 to achieve their potential and self-regulate.

Ridley College offers a global education anchored in Canadian values, where students attend school ‘with the world’ and have life-shaping experiences. Students are inspired to seek knowledge, nurture important values and pursue passions. We place a particular emphasis on wellbeing, which helps students build social-emotional toolkits that prepares them to lead flourishing lives—today and long after they’ve graduated. Ridley is also an IB Continuum School with a learner-driven culture and deep commitment to service.

Agate Private School is an alternative private school specializing in designing, developing and engaging individualized programs for our autodidactic students. Borders, distance learners and day students collaborate to make a unique learning experience. Founded in 1983 by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, expressly for home educators, alternative needs and like-minded families. Agate private school strives to offer spontaneous diversity of choice with students stimulating an open-ended curriculum.

Wheatley has been preparing children for the future since 1986. Small classes, a supportive environment and individualized teaching methods allow every child to realize his or her full potential, while promoting academic excellence. Montessori program from two years of age to Grade 4 and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme for Grades 5 to 8. Wheatley provides exciting extracurricular activities and enriched academic studies (Grade 9 Math credit offered).

Since 1952, GL has fostered excellence in education while equipping learners to seek, serve, and become like Christ. At GL, acceptance, servant-leadership, and self-esteem are developed regardless of faith or cultural background. Our mix of international and local students provides a global perspective of life and faith. We are committed to 3 practices: love your neighbor, integrity, and forgiveness and reconciliation. GL graduates are well prepared for life and are accepted by universities of their choice.

HDCH, founded in 1956, is imaginative, innovative & interwoven with our essential Biblical identity. Our programs are designed to challenge a wide range of learners. We practice Project-Based Learning, which captures students’ interest & provokes serious thinking as they acquire & apply new knowledge. Our staff & teachers are invested in their students' learning, growth, & spiritual well-being. Student life is rich at HDCH with many curricular & extracurricular opportunities, including clubs, and teams.

Flexibility best describes our approach to learning. We pride ourselves on accommodating student and parent needs. In consultation with students and their parents, TBC provides a program to suit the needs of the individual with full and part-time options with class sizes ranging from 1 to 6 students. Empowerment and responsibility given to students provide ownership and their personal sense of success and recognition as a member of their school and community.

At Hillfield Strathallan College (HSC), we encourage our students to learn with joy and live with purpose. We know that the best learning happens when students have opportunities to pursue their passions and participate in learning experiences that challenge them. Established in 1901, HSC is a leading co-educational school where children grow into their best selves from 18 months to 18 years. We prepare our students to understand their world, inspire, lead, and make a difference in their own unique ways. Our outstanding academic programs are shaped by student inquiry. Expert faculty then deliver a curriculum that ignites curiosity and encourages students to explore their potential. Students enjoy wide-ranging co-curricular activities in the arts, athletics, service and leadership. Our beautiful 50-acre campus features state-of-the-art facilities, including seven gyms, a performing arts centre, and playgrounds inspired by nature. To learn more, contact [email protected] for your 1:1 personalized meeting.