Greenwood College School

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Curriculum: Progressive
- Mathematics: Equal Balance
- Science: Equal Balance
- Literature: Traditional
- Humanities and Social Sciences : Equal Balance
- Foreign Languages: Communicative
- Fine Arts: Creative
- Computers and Technology: Heavy integration
- Physical Education:
- Advanced Placement courses :
- Sex and health education: Ontario curriculum
Curriculum Pace: Standard-enriched
Academic Culture: Rigorous
Developmental priorities: Balanced
Special needs support: Withdrawal Assistance
Gifted learner support: In-class adaptations
Language: English
Homework Policy:
Report Card Policy:

Curriculum Progressive
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Central to your child's school experience is the underlying curriculum taught in the classroom. "Curriculum" refers to both what is taught and how it's taught. When considering the different curricula outlined in the next few pages, keep in mind that few schools fall neatly into one category or another. Most schools' curricula comprise a blend of best practices drawn from multiple curriculum types. Having said that, most schools do have a general overall curriculum type. These are identified for each school on OurKids.net.

Curriculum approach at Greenwood: Progressive
Greenwood has a Progressive approach to Curriculum (as opposed to Traditional, Liberal Arts, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf approach).
[Show: About Progressive?]
Progressive (sometimes called "in- quiry-based") curricula attempt to place children's interests and ideas at the heart of the learning experience. Instead of lessons being driven by predetermined pathways, progressive curricula are often "emergent", with learning activities shaped by students' questions about the world. Instead of starting with academic concepts and then tying it to everyday experience, progressive methods begin with everyday experience and work back to an academic lesson. Teachers provide materials, experiences, tools and resources to help students investigate a topic or issue. Students are encouraged to explore, reflect on their findings, and discuss answers or solutions.

Curriculum at schools on OurKids.net

Progressive - 27%
Traditional - 44%
Liberal arts - 15%
Montessori - 12%
Reggio Emilia - 1%
Waldorf - 1%

What Greenwood says: Greenwood's personalized approach to teaching and learning is designed to support and challenge every student. We believe that when students are nurtured as individuals, they build their unique capacity to become confident forward thinkers both inside and outside the classroom. Delivering a personalized program means looking at how the “what, how, when and where” aspects of learning need to change to meet the needs of each individual student. Our teachers take time to understand every student’s unique personality, strengths and learning style. They can then design a fully personalized learning experience that sets up each student for engagement and success.

Approach:

Focus

Academic
Pedagogies and subject courses:

Mathematics Equal Balance

Mathematics approach at Greenwood: Equal Balance
Greenwood has an Equal Balance approach to Mathematics (as opposed to Traditional Math , Discovery Math approach).
[Show: About Equal Balance?]
These math programs feature an equal balance of “Traditional” and “Discovery” methods.

Mathematics at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 66%
Traditional math - 29%
Discovery math - 5%

What Greenwood says: Greenwood offers specialized math programs.

Textbooks and supplementary materials: This information is not currently available.

Calculator policy: Students are taught to use calculators in math and business classes.

Science Equal Balance

Science approach at Greenwood: Equal Balance
Greenwood has an Equal Balance approach to Science (as opposed to Expository , Inquiry approach).
[Show: About Equal Balance?]
Science programs that balance expository and inquiry learning equally will likely have an equal blend of tests and experiments; direct, textbook-based instruction and student-centred projects.

Science at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 70%
Expository - 5%
Inquiry - 25%

Teaching approach: Science instruction includes a mix of knowledge acquisition and inquiry-based learning at all grades and course levels.

Treatment of evolution:

Subject offered
Evolution as consensus theory
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories
Evolution is not taught

Topics covered in curriculum:

Subject offered
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Geology
Meteorology
Physics
Physiology
Zoology

Literature Traditional

Literature approach at Greenwood: Traditional
Greenwood has a Traditional approach to Literature (as opposed to Social Justice , Equal Balance approach).
[Show: About Traditional?]
In traditional literature programs students focus on decoding the mechanics of texts: plot, characterization, and themes. These texts tend to include a balance of contemporary and “classic” literature. When studying a past work, students investigate its historical context -- but only insofar as this adds understanding to the work itself. Past works are therefore studied “on their own terms”, and not merely as historical artifacts to be deconstructed: traditional literature programs are firmly rooted in the humanities, and carry the belief that great literature can reveal fundamental and universal truths about the human condition. These programs emphasize class discussions and critical essay writing, and aim to develop in students critical thinking, communication skills, and a cultivated taste and ethos.

Literature at schools on OurKids.net

Traditional - 23%
Social justice - 3%
Equal balance - 74%

What Greenwood says: Students analyse literary texts from contemporary and historical periods.

Humanities and Social Sciences Equal Balance

Humanities and Social Sciences approach at Greenwood: Equal Balance
Greenwood has an Equal Balance approach to Humanities and Social Sciences (as opposed to Perennialism , Pragmatism approach).
[Show: About Equal Balance?]
These programs represent an equal balance between the perennialist and pragmatic approach to teaching the humanities and social sciences.

Humanities and Social Sciences at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 83%
Perennialism - 9%
Pragmatism - 8%

What Greenwood says: Humanities and social sciences courses at Greenwood include Food & Culture (Grade 11), Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology (Grade 11), World Religions and Belief Traditions: Perspectives, Issues, and Challenges (Grade 11), Challenge and Change in Society (Grade 12) and Philosophy: Questions and Theories (Grade 12).

Foreign Languages Communicative

Foreign Languages approach at Greenwood: Communicative
Greenwood has a Communicative approach to Foreign Languages (as opposed to Audio-Lingual , Equal Balance approach).
[Show: About Communicative?]
The communicative method of language acquisition emphasizes the use of the target language in authentic contexts. The approach commonly features interactive group work, games, authentic texts, and opportunities to learn about the cultural background of the language. Drills and quizzes may still be used, but less frequently than with the audio-lingual method.

Foreign Languages at schools on OurKids.net

Communicative - 36%
Audio-lingual - 2%
Equal balance - 62%

What Greenwood says: French classes are required for students in Grades 7, 8 and 9, and are offered as electives in Grades 10, 11 and 12.

Fine Arts Creative

Fine Arts approach at Greenwood: Creative
Greenwood has a Creative approach to Fine Arts (as opposed to Receptive , Equal Balance approach).
[Show: About Creative?]
Creative arts programs are studio-driven. While historical works and movements may still be taught to add context to the program, students mainly engage in making art (visual, musical, theatrical, etc). The goal is use the actual practice of art to help educate students’ emotions, cognition, and ethos.

Fine Arts at schools on OurKids.net

Creative - 39%
Receptive - 1%
Equal balance - 60%

Program offers:

Subject offered
Acting
Dance
Drama/Theatre
Graphic Design
Music
Visual Arts

Visual studio philosophy:

Expressive
Disciplined

What Greenwood says: Students apply the elements and principles of design when exploring the creative process through drawing, painting, printmaking and mixed media. Students use the critical analysis process to reflect on and interpret art within a personal, contemporary and historical context.

Computers and Technology Heavy integration

Computers and Technology approach at Greenwood: Heavy integration
Greenwood has a Heavy integration approach to Computers and Technology (as opposed to Light integration , Medium integration approach).
[Show: About Heavy integration?]
A major effort is made to integrate the development of digital literacy throughout the curriculum and in everything students do. Digital literacy is understood to be a fundamental skill in the 21st century: it therefore follows, the idea goes, that teachers should find ways to connect every lesson back to technology. Effort is made to ensure the use of technology is meaningful and advances students’ skills beyond what they would otherwise be from using computers outside the classroom.

Computers and Technology at schools on OurKids.net

Heavy integration - 32%
Light integration - 20%
Medium integration - 48%

What Greenwood says: Greenwood is designed for the digital native, with technology and collaboration tools fully integrated into our program. Students work on laptops throughout the day; students can purchase a laptop through the school or select their own learning device through the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program.

Program covers:

Subject offered
Computer science
Robotics
Web design

Physical Education

What Greenwood says: Exercise Science is offered as an optional course at Greenwood, while regular physical education classes are paired with Outdoor Education experiences throughout the year.

Advanced Placement courses

AP Statistics
AP Calculus AB
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Environmental Science
AP French Language
AP Microeconomics

Sex and health education Ontario curriculum

Sex and health education approach at Greenwood: Ontario curriculum
Greenwood has an Ontario curriculum approach to Sex and health education (as opposed to Does not follow prrovincialcurriculum approach).
[Show: About Ontario curriculum?]
The structure, pacing, focus, and tone of the sex education curriculum reflects that of the provincial one, taught in public schools.

Sex and health education at schools on OurKids.net

Follows provincial curriculum - 54%
Does not follow prrovincial curriculum - 46%

Approach to sex and health education:
Greenwood has a approach Mostly value-neutral (as opposed to Fairly value-based approach).
[Show: About Mostly value-neutral?]
By and large, students are taught about sex free of any particular moral or ethical standpoint. The school doesn't impose any particular values or value systems (such as social, political, or ideological values) on students when teaching sex and related issues.

Greenwood's approach to sex-ed: This information is not currently available.
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Mathematics

Science

Literature

Humanities and Social Sciences

Foreign Languages

Fine Arts

Computers and Technology

Physical Education

Advanced Placement courses

Sex and health education

Focus
Academic

Subject	offered
Evolution as consensus theory
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories
Evolution is not taught

Subject	offered
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Geology
Meteorology
Physics
Physiology
Zoology

Subject	offered
Acting
Dance
Drama/Theatre
Graphic Design
Music
Visual Arts

Subject	offered
Computer science
Robotics
Web design

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This refers to the rate at which students move through the curriculum (e.g., topics, textbook material, skills, etc.). Curriculum pace is often defined in comparison to provincial standards.

Curriculum Pace approach at Greenwood: Standard-enriched

Greenwood has a Standard-enriched approach to Curriculum Pace (as opposed to Accelerated, Student-paced approach).

[Show: About Standard-enriched?]

Broadly-speaking, the main curriculum -- like that of most schools -- paces the provincially-outlined one. This pace is steady and set by the teachers and school. The curriculum might still be enriched in various ways: covering topics more in-depth and with more vigor than the provincial one, or covering a broader selection of topics.

Curriculum Pace at schools on OurKids.net

Standard-enriched - 57%
Accelerated - 16%
Student-paced - 27%

What Greenwood says: Courses at Greenwood are based on the Ontario curriculum. Differentiated instruction is used to allow students to learn in a variety of manners, including via blended learning, self-paced, collaborative, individual, and teacher-directed. We strive to guide students to develop intrapersonal, interpersonal, and cognitive skills.

Flexible pacing style

Flexible pacing style	offered
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

What Greenwood says about flexible pacing: This information is not currently available.

Academic Culture Rigorous

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Through the collective mindset of teachers, administrators, students, and parents, each school develops and maintains its own academic culture. This generally relates to the norms and expectations created around academic performance. Many parents look to private schools because they want a specific type of culture. Some want a rigorous environment that will elevate their child to new heights. Others want a nurturing environment that will help their child develop a passion for learning.

Academic Culture approach at Greenwood: Rigorous
Greenwood has a Rigorous approach to Academic Culture (as opposed to Supportive approach).
[Show: About Rigorous?]
A school with a “rigorous” academic culture places a high value on academic performance, and expects their students to do the same. This does not mean the school is uncaring, unsupportive, or non-responsive -- far from it. A school can have a rigorous academic culture and still provide excellent individual support. It does mean, however, the school places a particular emphasis on performance -- seeking the best students and challenging them to the fullest extent -- relative to a normal baseline. High expectations and standards – and a challenging yet rewarding curriculum – are the common themes here. Keep in mind this classification is more relevant for the older grades: few Kindergarten classrooms, for example, would be called “rigorous”.

Academic Culture at schools on OurKids.net

Rigorous - 48%
Supportive - 52%

What Greenwood says: This information is not currently available.
Developmental priorities Balanced

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Schools have specific goals regarding how they want their educate and develop their students. This is part of a school's overall philosophy or vision, which is contained in its mission statement. While they tend have several developmental aims, schools tend to priortize certain aims, such as intellectual, social, spiritual, emotional, or physical development.

Primary Developmental Priority: Balanced

"Equal emphasis is placed on a balance of priorities: intellectual, emotional, social and physical cultivation."

What Greenwood says: This information is not currently available.

Special needs support Withdrawal Assistance

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Schools offer a wide range of approaches and services to support students with special needs. This may include individualized learning, one-on-one support, small classes, resource rooms, and learning aids. These supports may be provided in a number of different environments such as a dedicated special needs school or class, an integrated class, a withdrawal class, or a regular class with resource support or in-class adaptations.

Greenwood offers Withdrawal Assistance

Students remain in a regular classroom for most of the day, but are pulled out for extra support from a qualified special education teacher.

Academic Support:

Subject Type	offered
Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties

Mild but clinically diagnosed ADHD:

Subject Type	offered
Accommodations
Modifications
Extra support

Summary: Support is dependent upon students’ individual needs. For example, if a student is struggling in one class, support would be given by the classroom teacher. If there is a pattern amongst many classes, the student's Adviser would facilitate a more fulsome intervention. This intervention will involve strategies such as enlisting parent support, supporting the growth of academic and executive functioning skills, and organizing an extra help schedule. Student supports and intervention progressively involve more people as needed. After reviewing a psychoeducational report and seeking parent and teacher input, we may recommend that a student carry a reduced course load so they can access Student Success Centre (SSC) support. Students who do so receive a timetabled period in the SSC where they earn a Learning Strategies credit. Grade 12 students in need of SSC support can enrol in the Transition Skills Program, a non-credit course.

A - Forms of Support

Accommodation:

Modification:

Remediation:

B - Environments

Indirect Support:

Resource Assistance:

Withdrawal Assistance:

Partial Integration:

Full-Time Class:

Special NeedNeed

Forms of SupportA

EnvironmentsB

ADHD

Learning disabilities

Dyslexia (Language-Based Learning Disability)
This is a learning disability that can limit a child's ability to read and learn. It can have a variety of traits. A few of the main ones are impaired phonological awareness and decoding, problems with orthographic coding, and auditory short-term memory impairment.

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
This is a sound differentiation disorder involving problems with reading, comprehension, and language.

Dyscalculia
This is a kind of specific learning disability in math. Kids with this math disorder have problems with calculation. They may also have problems with math-related concepts such as time and money.

Dysgraphia
This is a kind of specific learning disability in writing. It involves problems with handwriting, spelling, and organizing ideas.

Language Processing Disorder
This is characterized by having extreme difficulty understanding what is heard and expressing what one wants to say. These disorders affect the area of the brain that controls language processing.

Nonverbal Learning Disorders (NLD)
These involve difficulties interpreting non-verbal cues, such as facial expressions and body language. They're usually characterized by a significant discrepancy between higher verbal skills and weaker motor, visual-spatial, and social skills.

Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit
A characteristic seen in people with learning disabilities such as Dysgraphia or Non-verbal LD. It can result in missing subtle differences in shapes or printed letters, losing place frequently, struggles with cutting, holding pencil too tightly, or poor eye/hand coordination.
Developmental

Autism
Refers to a range of conditions that involve challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and speech and nonverbal communication. They also involve unique strengths and differences. For instance, there are persons with both low- and high-functioning autism (some claim the latter is identical to Asperger's syndrome).
Asperger's Syndrome
On the autism spectrum, Asperger's is considered quite mild in terms of symptoms. While traits can vary widely, many kids with Asperger's struggle with social skills. They also sometimes fixate on certain subjects and engage in repetitive behaviour.
Down syndrome
his is associated with impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth, and a particular set of facial characteristics.
Intellectual disability
This is a condition characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning (e.g., reasoning, learning, and problem solving). Intellectual disabilities are also known as general learning disabilities (and used to be referred to as a kind of mental retardation).
Williams syndrome
This is a rare genetic disorder present at birth. It is characterized by intellectual disabilities or learning problems, unique facial features, and cardiovascular problems.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. These may include growth deficits, facial anomalies, and damage to the central nervous system, which can lead to cognitive, behavioural, and other problems.
Behavioral and Emotional

Troubled behaviour / troubled teens
roubled teens tend to have problems that are intense, persistent, and can lead to quite unpredictable behaviour. This can lead to behavioural and emotional issues, such as drug and alcohol abuse, criminal behaviour, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety.
Clinical Depression
This is a mental health disorder also called "major depression." It involves persistent feelings of sadness, loss, and anger. According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms are usually severe enough to cause noticeable problems in relationships with others or in daily activities, such as school, work, or one's social life.
Clinical anxiety
This is a mood disorder involving intense, relentless feelings of distress and fear. They can also have excessive and persistent worry about everyday situations, and repeated episodes of intense anxiety or terror.
Suicidal thoughts
This involves persistent thoughts about ending one's life.
Drug and alcohol abuse
This involves the excessive use of drug and/or alcohol, which interferes with daily functioning.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
This is a disruptive behavioural disorder which normally involves angry outbursts, often directed at people of authority. This behaviour must last continuously for six months or more and significantly interfere with daily functioning.
Physical

Multiple sclerosis
This is a condition of the central nervous system. It affects the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord. Symptoms can include fatigue, loss of motor control, memory loss, depression, and cognitive difficulties.
Cerebral palsy
his refers to a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. CP is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance, and posture.
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disorder which weakens the body's muscles. Causes, symptoms, age of onset, and prognosis vary between individuals.
Spina Bifida
This is a condition present at birth due to the incomplete formation of the spine and spinal cord. It can lead to a number of physical challenges, including paralysis or weakness in the legs, bowel and bladder incontinence, hydrocephalus (too much fluid in the brain), and deformities of the spine.
Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder)
This is a Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Also known as "sensory integration disorder," it affects fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults. It may also affect speech.
Blindness
Visual impairment is a decreased ability or inability to see that can't be fixed in usual ways, such as with glasses. Some people are completely blind, while others have what's called "legal blindness."
Deafness
Hearing impairment, also known as "hearing loss," is a partial or total inability to hear. The degree of hearing impairment varies between people. It can range from complete hearing loss (or deafness) to partial hearing loss (meaning the ears can pick up some sounds).
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic condition, which affects the body's respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. It affects young children and adults.
Multiple physical
Accommodating a wide range of physical conditions and disabilities.

Read our guide to special needs schools and special education

Gifted learner support In-class adaptations

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Schools support students with gifted or advanced learning abilities in a several ways. Whether they offer a full-time gifted program or part-time support, they normally provide some form of accelerated learning (delivering content at a faster pace) or enrichment (covering content more broadly or deeply). Many schools also offer a wide range of in-class adaptations to support advanced learners, such as guided independent studies, project-based learning, and career exploration.

Dedicated gifted programs:

Program	offered
Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school)
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class)

Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)

In-class adaptations:

Program	offered
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)

What Greenwood says: This information is not currently available.

Language English

Greenwood offers English as the primary language of instruction.

Language of enrollment include: English
Homework Policy

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Homework is work that's assigned to students for completion outside of regular class time. There's a long-standing debate over homework. Should homework be assigned to school-age children? If so, in what grades? And how much homework should be assigned? In selecting the right school for your child, it's important to look closely at a school's homework policy.

In grade Gr. 12, Greenwood students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.

Nightly Homework

7 8 9 10 11 12
Greenwood 60 mins 60 mins 60 mins 90 mins 90 mins 120 mins
Site Average 52 mins 56 mins 68 mins 79 mins 96 mins 108 mins

This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).

What Greenwood says about their flipped classroom policy: Homework time is set on an individual basis by students' Advisers.

	7	8	9	10	11	12
Greenwood	60 mins	60 mins	60 mins	90 mins	90 mins	120 mins
Site Average	52 mins	56 mins	68 mins	79 mins	96 mins	108 mins

Report Card Policy

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While all schools measure individual progress and achievement in students, they have different ways of doing this. For instance, many traditional schools gauge progress through report cards, which give students lettered or numbered grades. Other schools, meanwhile, measure progress in other ways, either in addition to or instead of giving grades. For instance, they may offer prose-based feedback (i.e, comments), academic achievement reporting, habits and behaviour reporting, and parent-teacher meetings. In choosing the right school for your child, take a close look at its policy for measuring the individual progress of students.

How assessments are delivered across the grades:

Lettered or numbered grades	Gr. 7 to Gr. 12
Prose (narrative)-based feedback	Gr. 7 to Gr. 12
Academic achievement reporting	Gr. 7 to Gr. 12
Habits and behaviour reporting	Gr. 7 to Gr. 12
Parent-teacher meetings	Gr. 7 to Gr. 12

Extracurriculars

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While academics remain the priority for most private schools, many also place a strong focus on a well-rounded education and encourage participation in extracurricular activities such as sports, music, arts, or clubs. Involvement in extracurriculars helps stimulate students in their studies, makes them more motivated to learn, and can make school more enjoyable and fulfilling. Extracurricular activities can also provide students with a much-needed break from the stresses of academics, while helping them to develop skills and allowing them to take part in valuable social situations.

What Greenwood says:

There are extracurricular opportunities at Greenwood for any interest, from arts to academics, offered through our Clubs program. Highlights include our Junior and Senior plays, band and choir, student leadership and House system, and Jack Chapter. We offer more than 40 athletics teams, with 80% of the student body participating in at least one sport.

Sports offered

Competitive sports: 15
Recreational sports: 1

Legend: Competitive offered Recreational offered

all sports]

Archery
Curling
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Canoeing/Kayaking
Cricket
Cross-country skiing
Cycling
Downhill skiing
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Figure Skating
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Ice Skating
Lacrosse
Martial Arts
Mountain biking
Racquet Ball
Rowing
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Skateboarding
Snowboarding
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Clubs offered

Greenwood College School offers 22 clubs and extracurricular programs.

Legend: Competitive offered Recreational offered

all clubs and programs]

Foreign Language Club

Habitat for Humanity

Jazz Ensemble

Math Club

Musical theatre/Opera

Ballet and Classical Ballet

Online Magazine

Outdoor Club

Outdoor Education

Paintball

Photography

Poetry/Literature club

Radio club

Robotics club

Round Square

School newspaper

Science Club

Scouting

Student Council

Yearbook

Yoga

Animation

Art Club

Astronomy Club

Audiovisual Club

Band

Chess Club

Choir

Community Service

Computer Club

Dance Club

Debate Club

Drama Club

Environmental Club

Tuition & Financial Aid

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This can depend on a number of factors, including the type of school, living arrangements, what’s included in tuition, school location, resources, and facilities. Many private schools in Canada have tuition that ranges between $6,000 and $12,000 a year. While some schools, such as schools which provide room and board, can be more expensive, many of these schools provide ways to defray the costs of tuition. For instance, they may offer merit-based scholarships or needs-based financial aid (often referred to as “bursaries” or “subsidies”).

	7	8	9	10	11	12
Day	$36,650

What Greenwood says about their tuition: When comparing tuition at independent schools, it is important to consider what is and is not included in your fees. Unlike many schools, Greenwood’s tuition fees cover the majority of a student's activities, including all fees associated with the school's comprehensive outdoor education program from Grades 7 through 12 (with the exception of the optional Costa Rica trip).

Need-based financial aid

Greenwood College School does not offer need-based financial aid.

Merit based Scholarships

Greenwood College School does not offer merit-based financial awards.

Enrolment

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Private schools come in all shapes and sizes. Some larger schools have enrolment numbers in the thousands, while some smaller schools have only a few dozen students. Boarding schools tend to be on the larger side, while alternative schools, such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf, are normally smaller. Besides the overall size of school, there are other important facts you’ll want to know about a school’s enrolment. For instance, here you can learn about a school’s enrolment for separate streams (if they have them), such as day and boarding, its average class size, and its average enrolment per grade.

Enrolment Details:

	Grades	Gender	Living Arrangement	Enrolment
Group 1	Gr. 7 to Gr. 12	Coed	Day	500

Additional Statistics:

Total enrolment	500
Average class size	18
% of international students (total enrolment)	N/A
Number of different nationalities within student population	N/A

Student Distribution:

	7	8	9	10	11	12
Day Enrollment	60	73	97	78	81	84

Admission

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Private schools in Canada have admissions policies. All schools have some required application materials, though these vary between schools. These may include letters of application, application fees, essays, and exams (such as the SSAT). Many schools also require interviews with prospective students, either with their parents, on their own, or both. Schools also have different standards and priorities when evaluating student applications, different acceptance rates (which may vary between grade levels), and target different kinds of students. To improve your child’s chances of acceptance, you should find out everything you can about a school’s admissions policies and how they assess applicants.

Application

Admissions Assessments:

Assessment	Required	Grades
Interview		7 - 12
SSAT
SSAT (out of province)
Entrance Exam(s)
Entrance Essay		7 - 12

Application Deadlines:

Day students: December 03, 2019

Offer mid-year entry: No

Fees:

Application fee: $250

Registration fee: $8,000

Deposit: N/A

What Greenwood says:

Applying to Greenwood involves the following steps:

Complete the online application
Complete the Character Skills Snapshot (more information below)
Schedule an interview

We recommend touring the school prior to your interview. Tours are offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9:15 a.m.

All applicants are required to complete the Character Skills Snapshot (CSS), administered by the Enrollment Management Association. This online tool examines seven essential character qualities or “non-cognitive” attributes of individual students. Research shows that these qualities are the ones that independent schools feel are most important to nurture in their students. The CSS takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. Learn more about the CSS here.

Please note that an interview cannot be scheduled until the application is complete. Applications are considered complete when Greenwood has received:

At least one teacher recommendation form
The results of the applicant's Character Skills Snapshot

Acceptance

Acceptance Rate: 50%

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	7	8	9	10	11	12
Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate)	62 (68.6%)	0	22 (43%)	0	0	0

Type of student Greenwood is looking for:
Greenwood's assessment of student-applicants emphasizes character, personality, academic readiness and interest in personal growth. Among the questions we consider are the following: • Does the applicant have the academic ability to complete the requirements leading to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma? • Do the applicant and their family have values and experience or inclinations that are consistent with Greenwood’s ‘whole person’ approach to education? • Is the applicant involved in the school life of their current school and in extra-curricular activities outside of school, and will they contribute in a positive way to the Greenwood community? • What is the character of the applicant? Is the applicant supportive of others? How has the applicant dealt with previous challenges and opportunities? • Is the applicant academically and otherwise engaged in life? Are they curious, interested in learning and excited about trying new experiences?

University Placement

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Key Numbers

Average graduating class size	85
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation	100%

Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada	10%
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)	3

Post-Secondary Schools Attended


Queen's University					26%
Dalhousie University				14%
Western University			7%
Wilfrid Laurier University		5%
University of Guelph	4%

% of Graduates

Canada 16 universities
- Acadia University
- Dalhousie University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Mount Allison University
- OCAD University
- Queen's University
- Ryerson University
- St. Francis Xavier University
- University of British Columbia
- University of Guelph
- University of King's College
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
United States 8 universities
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- George Washington University
- Lynn University
- New York University
- Parsons School of Design
- Pepperdine University
- Syracuse University
International 6 universities
- University College London
- University of Cambridge
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Oxford
- University of St Andrews

Areas of Study

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Greenwood College School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:

This information is not currently available.

Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:

25% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
25% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
25% - Business/Commerce
5% - Fine and Performing Arts
13% - Applied Health Sciences
2% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
6% - Other

Services Offered to Students

Career planning
Internships

Mentorship Program
University counseling

What Greenwood says:

When our graduates leave Greenwood, they do so with a few things in common. Our alumni are confident, tell you what’s on their minds, and are eager to contribute. They’re not intimidated by uncertainty. They have a sense of adventure and of themselves, and they're ready to explore what excites them – whether that’s volunteering with Doctors Without Borders, or pursuing a graduate degree at Cambridge.
Most popular university destinations include Queen's, Dalhousie, Western and McGill.

Notable Alumni

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Many private schools in Canada have numerous graduates who have gone on to great things. Learn about a school’s most influential, important, successful, and famous alumni.

Alumnus	Grad Year	Accomplishment
Tom Wilson	2012	Player for the NHL's Washington Capitals
Tom Ramshaw	2009	Member of the 2016 and 2020 Canadian Men's Olympic Sailing Team

Alumni Highlights

Greenwood alumni news is shared via the annual publication Evergreen.

Principal's Message

Sarah Bruce, Principal

B.Kin., B.Ed., M.Ed.

I am delighted that you are interested in finding out more about Greenwood College School. Greenwood is one of the great success stories within Toronto’s independent school community. Since opening our doors in 2002, we have grown from 72 students to our present enrolment in 2019-2020 of 498 students in Grades 7-12.

When our graduates leave Greenwood, they do so with a few things in common. Our alumni are confident, tell you what’s on their minds, and are eager to contribute. They’re not intimidated by uncertainty. They have a sense of adventure and of themselves. We find that families who choose Greenwood share that independent spirit, and want their child to develop the qualities they need to explore what excites them – whether that’s volunteering with Doctors Without Borders, or pursuing a graduate degree at Cambridge.

We hope you enjoy learning more about Greenwood, and we encourage you to visit our website to book a tour of the school. You will love what you see and hear.

Sarah Bruce
Principal

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