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Go to child profileAstolot Educational Centre was founded to meet the needs of students by understanding the learner's experience first, combined with environmental accommodations in order to deliver curriculum with success. Astolot staff consider Dyslexia requirements, have small groups, ADHD strategies, as well as programming for gifted students. Our mix of students results in positive learning experiences as challenges are matched with strategies to ensure student success. Full online learning during the Pandemic, provided.
What learning looks like now: March 23, 2020 our school went fully on line. Students were engaged in zoom classes, google classroom, exercise, social events along with additions websites to compliment lessons or provide time management guidance.
Additional notes: We can arrange carpooling for families who live far away from school.
Winter in the park or skating on the canal is loved by some.
The local park is a daily experience, for play, sports, art and science.
Outdoors offers a great resource, steps from our school.
Online arts, through drama, is possible.
Every year the student perform a play in December and June. 2019 a musical version of Scrooge was combined with Hanukkah songs, sung by the students and families. It was an amazing time for all.
Plays are a fabulous opportunity to mix literature with the arts and with family.
Small classes in High School encourage conversations, debate and allow students to confidently ask for help, with judgement.
Our campus was on line starting March 23, 2020 due to the Pandemic.
We are located in old Ottawa South, near the canal and parks.
Primary classes are small with individual attention.
Multi-age classrooms encourage leadership, confidence and freindship.
Extra classrooms allow for individual attention, assessment and break out groups.
Lab work is completed in small groups, including dissections.
Astolot utilizes all of the wonderful resources in the city.
Robotics are a part of the program.
Google docs editing with the teacher and the use of zoom white board enhanced learning at home.
Online included time away from the screen.
Students had their own work spaces for on line school, during the pandemic.
The canal is a great place for athletics.
Students are confident and relaxed in spaces they have a stake in maintaining and demonstrating respect.
Outside porch for chats or working quietly.
Not all children learn in the same way, and that’s been a guiding principle behind the Astolot Educational Centre since Jennifer Cowan founded it in 1998. Classes are small, and instruction is student-oriented, beginning with the talents, interests, and perspectives that the children bring with them into the classroom and starting from there. Learning is cooperative, with faculty and students working together to tailor delivery to best meet their individual learning styles. It’s not the typical approach, which is precisely why families turn to Astolot. In addition to reaching student potentials, the program encourages learner responsibility while growing the students’ awareness of how they learn best. While there are a range of student supports, the ideal student is one who is capable of thriving in a challenging atmosphere, and who operates at the top of his or her peer group.
Focus | Special needs |
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Academic | Special needs , Gifted |
DIBELS Testing: This school periodically uses DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Full-time programming is offered for all students which is exclusively focused on one or more special needs.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration (The main focus is on acceleration. This means that all students work at a much quicker pace than public school peers (usually working at least one grade-level ahead). )
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 12, Astolot students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
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Site Average | 15 mins | 17 mins | 24 mins | 30 mins | 35 mins | 41 mins | 53 mins | 57 mins | 69 mins | 81 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 |
Academic achievement reporting | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 4
Recreational sports: N/A
Astolot Educational Centre offers 2 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day | $14,800 | $16,300 |
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 | Coed | Day | 40 |
Group 2 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 25 |
Total enrolment | 65 |
Average class size | 5 to 10 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 0% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 6 |
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Day Enrollment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Class Size | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 1 - 12 | |
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SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $0
Registration fee: $0
Deposit:
$1,000
Step 1 - Parent interview with Administration
Step 2 - Shadow Day
Step 3 - Review of relevant reports
Step 4 - Parent School Conversation
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 1 - 3 (90%) | 1 - 3 (90%) | 1 - 4 (100%) | 1 - 9 (100%) | 1 - 9 (100%) | 1 - 9 (100%) | 1 - 7 (90%) | 1 - 7 (90%) | 1 - 7 (80%) | 1 - 7 (90%) | 1 - 5 (90%) | 1 - 5 (80%) |
Homestay Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 3 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | N/A |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | N/A |
Carleton University | 50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algonquin College | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trent University | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Ottawa | 10% |
Astolot Educational Centre Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
What Astolot says:
Welcome to Astolot!
We are a small, not-for-profit, Ministry Inspected private school with grades 1 to 12. We believe that structured, individual learning, allows students to reach their full potential. Students who are considered gifted have the opportunity to excel and be challenged, while additionally students are accommodated or offered alternative programming to meet their learning needs. Our classroom ratio is small, approximately 1 teacher to 10 students, and we emphasize life skills in all aspects in school.
Principal Jennifer Cowan
May 29, 2020
Supporting Teens During Covid-19
Structure, Mindfulness, Social and Emotional Regulation, together with his everyday online schooling has helped my son continue to grow in
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March 23, 2020 Astolot began offering all classes from gr. 1 to 12 online. Students and teachers are working together.Stay safe and healthy.
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