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Go to child profileAt Blyth Academy Waterloo we are building an active and dynamic school community. We have a range of extra-curricular opportunities inclusive of student council, prom committee, DECA, mathematics and computer science clubs and contests, coding workshops as well as various other activities of interest to our students.
Our school has an average class size of eight to sixteen which allows for our educators to spend significant individualized time with each student while delivering a broad range of courses.
What learning looks like now: We have prepared our campus to ensure that students continue to receive quality education in a safe and healthy environment. Full-time classes has resumed for the 2020-2021 school year with significant protocols and safeguards in place. In these uncertain times, we believe that our students benefit greatly from the structure, social interaction and support our school provides them. We are committed to their continued learning and engagement in the full curriculum; they will be well prepared for their next steps, whether that is their next year of high school or a move to post-secondary studies. Our priority is to get students back on campus with health and safety at the forefront of our plan. For students and families that may feel hesitant returning to school, we are offering full-time classes, held virtually, with live teacher-led classes, as well as the option for students to study at their own pace through Blyth Academy Online. Our team is prepared to work with each family to determine a solution for every student.
Join us to learn more about Blyth Academy's bricks and mortar schools. On this panel you will hear from parents of Blyth Academy students in grades 9-12, at our Ottawa, Mississauga, London, and Waterloo campuses. If you are interested in connecting with us before the event, please email [email protected]
Drop in to our open house to learn more about our Blyth Academy campus located in Waterloo region. This virtual event will be an opportunity for a Q&A with our Waterloo campus Principal, Lorie Guest. Please email [email protected]ytheducation.com with any questions ahead of the event, or to schedule a one-on-one consultation.
Join us to learn more about Blyth Academy's bricks and mortar schools. This presentation will be conducted via a virtual online webinar and will provide an overview of our personalized approach to learning, innovative structure, and thriving school communities. If you are interested in connecting with the Principal of Blyth Academy Waterloo directly, please email [email protected]
Sam Blyth founded Blyth Academy in an understanding that, as the world changes the needs of students change, and education therefore must to evolve to meet them. Throughout the decades of its life, Blyth Academy has consistently proven its ability to meet that mandate. It began by offering a global curriculum, one that covered the basic literacies as well as collaborative and leadership skills. In addition to 10 brick-and-mortar campuses, Blyth Academy Online, launched in 2014, offering asynchronous courses that students can start at any time throughout the calendar year. In response to the COVID crisis, Blyth Academic Orbit added a synchronous virtual school to the offering, bringing all the schedules, teachers, peers and relationships of a traditional academic experience, the only difference being that all was mounted entirely . In all, it’s hard to imagine a school more suited to our time, or making more out of the technologies available for program delivery. Blyth Academy is now effectively the largest single private school network in Canada, the student experience remains intimate; in the both the physical and virtual synchronous classrooms there are never more than 15 students. True to Sam Blyth’s original vision, there remains a focus on global learning, citizenship, and ethical leadership. There might have been a time when Blyth was an anomaly within the world of education—smaller schools, virtual offerings, an agile approach to learning—though it certainly isn’t now. It’s hard to imagine a school better suited to our time and the needs of the current generation of learners.
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
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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 |
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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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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
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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, Blyth Waterloo students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
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Blyth Waterloo | 60 mins | 90 mins | 120 mins | 120 mins |
Site Average | 69 mins | 80 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 2
Recreational sports: 2
Blyth Academy Waterloo offers 7 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day (Domestic) | $16,995 | |||
Day (International) | $22,095 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | Day | 5% |
This information is not currently available.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 40 |
Total enrolment | 40 |
Average class size | 8 to 16 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 10% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
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Day Enrollment | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 7 - 12 | |
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Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $795
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
Students and families are required to meet with both administration and guidance as part of the initial application to ensure the goals of the student are in line with the philosophy of Blyth Academy. Formal application and registration may then take place online, or in person.
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.
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 30 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | N/A |
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 |
Blyth Academy Waterloo Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
This information is not currently available.Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
What Blyth Waterloo says:
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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Matthew J | 2020 | Recipient of the Presidential Scholarship at University of Waterloo |
At Blyth Academy Waterloo we take pride in delivering a well rounded, personalized education that focuses on the development of the student both academically and personally. Our goal is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to be successful in an ever-changing world while instilling a passion for learning.
We are committed to providing an environment where all students become creative, independent and critical thinkers and will provide an enriched program for students who are passionate about mathematics, science and computer science. Students will study in an environment embedded in the “Innovation District” in Kitchener-Waterloo, in close proximity to Communitech, Google, Desire2Learn as well as other successful companies in the high tech sector.
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