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Junior Academy

2454 Bayview Avenue (south of York Mills), Toronto, Ontario, M2L 1A6

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At a glance

Grades: NS – Gr. 8
Gender: Coed
Founded: 1988
Board: Independent
Principal: Paul Bamberger

Tuition & admissions

Tuition: $30,000 – $41,000 /year
Application fee: Fee Schedule available

Academics & learning

Curriculum: Progressive
Student–teacher ratio: Low teacher to student ratios
Class size: 10 — 14 students

Course descriptions

Primary and middle-school program (Grades 1–8)

Individualized Ontario-curriculum instruction with remediation, enrichment and challenge. Grade 7–8 programming builds academic, social-emotional and independent-learning skills for high school.

Literacy and mathematics support

The school FAQ identifies UFLI Foundations and Acadience Reading assessments for younger readers, Reading Mastery and Orton-Gillingham as interventions, and older-grade units using novels, fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Math support includes JUMP Math, TouchMath and IXL.

STRIDE, STEPS, LEAP and FLEX

STRIDE provides small-group academic support; STEPS offers individualized skills-based learning; LEAP means Learners Engaged Actively in Projects; FLEX addresses friendship/social skills, learning skills and executive functioning.

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Learning programs

Specializations

Targeted academic instruction · executive functioning · social-emotional support · and individualized skills-based learning.

Learning support

ABA programming · occupational therapy · speech/language therapy · and child counselling. · Small-group academic support through STRIDE · individualized skills-based learning through STEPS · and support for learning skills · executive functioning · and social-emotional learning.

Student life

Sports

Physical Education

Arts

Creative Arts

Facilities

2454 Bayview Ave. · 2 blocks south of York Mills on the west side of the street

Clubs & extracurricular activities

The official FAQ says students may join daily clubs and teams at lunch and before/after school
and a navigation link advertises “Clubs and Teams.” The dedicated page did not load (404) during this review
so the current named club/team roster could not be confirmed. The FAQ also says students have daily gym
two daily 30-minute recess periods
and a 90-minute Outdoor Education period every two weeks
current schedules should be confirmed with the school.

Outdoor activities & education

The current Outdoor Education page describes a year-round program at Windfields Park and the Canadian Film Institute parkland across from the school
using the river
fields and forest for science-related topics
physical education
inquiry
teamwork and environmental appreciation. The FAQ separately describes a 90-minute outdoor education period every two weeks. Older site material mentions Grade 5–8 three-day Camp Onondaga visits
that trip detail is historical and not verified in the current page.

University destinations

Not applicable to the catalogued school grades: the program serves through Grade 8. The official FAQ says the vice-principal starts helping Grade 7 families identify and apply to a suitable high school for Grade 9
including public and independent options
but it does not publish a current named school-placement list.

About the school

Founded by Dianne Johnson in 1988, Junior Academy provides targeted academic instruction, executive functioning support, and social-emotional support in a structured, nurturing environment.