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55 Scarsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 2R3
A parent, guardian or agent contacts the school and receives a list of required information. · Parents or guardians meet with the Principals. · The prospective student visits the school if possible. · The admissions team reviews documentation and assesses the information. · An interview is held in person or by telephone/Skype with the student, parent(s), guardian(s) or agent, and the admissions team. · Placement is offered following assessment of student-school fit.
Multisensory, systematic phonics programs for students experiencing reading and spelling difficulties, dyslexia or language learning disabilities. Instruction covers phonological awareness, phoneme-grapheme correspondence, syllables and morphology.
Develops consistent writing, editing and revision procedures, clear expression, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Structured instruction progressing from oral-language comprehension to complex written materials, with emphasis on reasoning and vocabulary development.
Teaches strategies for gathering, planning and organizing ideas using graphic organizers, assistive technology and diagrams.
Assessment-based individualized support to reinforce new concepts, review prior learning and address gaps in mathematics.
Supports classroom work, projects, homework, mathematics and organization, including highlighting, chunking information and using writing and text-to-speech software.
Extra-fee, small-group high school class developing executive functioning, time management, assistive technology and self-advocacy. Available as a credit or non-credit course.
Film is introduced through Middle School Language Arts, with formal Film Studies courses in Grades 11 and 12 exploring film language and non-written storytelling.
Introduced in 2020, this course teaches technical aspects of sound; students also help manage sound and lighting for school events.
Online and in-person courses to advance or complete diploma requirements. Offerings include Math, Science and English, with enrollment-dependent options such as Personal Fitness, Biology and Physics. Dates: July 6–31, 2026; 9:00 am–3:15 pm.
Individualized instruction and enrichment. · Literacy remediation and support for dyslexia and language learning disabilities. · Executive functioning, organization and study skills. · Cross-curricular STEAM learning. · Visual and digital arts, theatre, music and film studies.
English · English development instructors available for International students
Lower School Additional Support Program provides intensive intervention, enrichment or remediation. · Orton-Gillingham and Remediation Plus support students with reading and spelling difficulties, dyslexia and language learning disabilities. · Direct Instruction programs address reasoning, writing and comprehension. · High School TOSS provides small-group executive functioning and study-skills instruction. · Individualized support in expressive writing, mathematics, homework, text comprehension, organizational skills and assistive technology. · Assistive technologies include ReadPlease and Read and Write for text-to-speech support. · High School Homework Hubs, tutorials and workshops are available before school, at lunchtime and after school; tutoring is also offered. · On-staff psychotherapist Dena Tenenhouse counsels students, advises staff and supports families. · High School guidance counseling covers volunteer hours, post-secondary applications and credit management. · International students receive English development instruction and post-secondary planning support.
Camp Discovery for Grades 1–8 includes swimming among its summer activities. · A historical Golf Camp, offered in 2014, included daily professionally coached golf skills.
Lower School art classes with registered Art Therapist Shirley Eknovitz, incorporating discussion of interactions and classroom culture. · Lower School Music and Drama, with exposure to film and digital design. · Visual and digital arts including painting, photography, film, web and app design; students present work through gallery shows, screenings, performances and the yearbook. · Courses have included Photography and Technical Arts, Dance and Creative Writing. · Theatre includes Holiday Happening, a December variety show, and a full-school spring musical theatre production. · Music courses, lunchtime bands, Coffee House Open Mic performances and collaboration with the choir on theatre productions. · Film Studies in Grades 11 and 12, following an introduction through Middle School Language Arts. · Sound Technology and student involvement in sound and lighting production.
Gymnasium built in 2001, supporting theatre productions.
WillowWood is a family-style school offering individualized, holistic education in small classes, with a warm environment focused on students’ needs, strengths, self-confidence and love of learning.
Students from WillowWood attend some of the most prestigious programs in Canada including the Universities of Toronto (U of T), Waterloo, McGill, McMaster, and Western. Visual Arts program has helped develop many inspired and gifted artists who've gone on to OCAD and other Fine and Practical Arts programs.
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