Programs

Programs by grade band

Three subjects, four grade bands, one class a week per subject. Every group follows the Ontario curriculum for its grade and never has more than six students.

What each group works on

The colours mark the grade bands here and on the timetable. Inside a band, groups are split again by placement level, so everyone at the table is working on the same skill.

Grades 1 to 3

Ages 6 to 9

A young student's hands drawing with a pencil on white paper

Math: Place value to 1,000, adding and subtracting with regrouping, first steps in multiplication, telling time and measuring.
Reading: Phonics and decoding, reading aloud with expression, and retelling a story in the right order.
Writing: Printing neatly, full sentences with capitals and periods, and short stories about their own lives.

Grades 4 to 6

Ages 9 to 12

A child working in a math workbook with a pencil

Math: Multiplication facts until they are automatic, long division, fractions and decimals, area, perimeter and word problems.
Reading: Chapter books, finding the main idea, reading between the lines, and building vocabulary.
Writing: Paragraphs with a clear topic sentence, opinion pieces, and editing their own work.

Grades 7 and 8

Ages 12 to 14

Two students writing in notebooks at a classroom table

Math: Integers, ratios and percent, patterns and early algebra, and solving equations, ready for grade 9 math.
Reading: Novels and non-fiction articles, the author's purpose, and quoting the text as evidence.
Writing: Multi-paragraph essays, research notes, and reports for school projects.

Grades 9 to 12

Ages 14 to 18

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Math: Grade 9 math (MTH1W), functions (MCR3U), advanced functions and calculus prep, and exam review each January and June.
Reading: Novels and Shakespeare for English class, close reading, and the reading half of the OSSLT.
Writing: Essays built on a thesis, the OSSLT writing tasks, and timed writing for in-class tests.

Inside a class

What 75 minutes looks like

The same shape every week, so students know what is coming and settle in quickly.

10 minutes, warm-up. A quick review of last week, out loud or on mini whiteboards.
45 minutes, guided work. A short lesson for the group, then the tutor works around the table with each student at their level.
15 minutes, practice alone. Questions or a passage done independently, so we can see what stuck.
5 minutes, wrap-up. One line in their agenda about what we did, and a short practice sheet for home.

How groups are formed

Sorted three ways, so the whole table is working on the same thing.

If a group would go over six, we open another one at the same time with a second tutor, or offer the closest slot with room. Students can move up a group between terms when the progress note says they are ready.

1. Grade bandGrades 1 to 3, 4 to 6, 7 and 8, or 9 to 12, by the grade they are in at school.
2. Placement levelFrom the free assessment: working below, at, or ahead of grade in that subject.
3. A time that worksWeekdays after school or Saturday morning. Then they have a seat, and one tutor for the term.

Not sure which group fits?

That is exactly what the free placement assessment is for.

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