Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 29, 1979, p. 15

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Trillium School opens Wednesday Pag IS Tlie Ontario Ministry or school or with learning ds abilities will open in Hilton en September The Trillium School will be Hie first of its kind in it both government school and school with built teacher component school if situated in in unused portion of C Drurj School fur he Deaf in Milton and was placed there because drop plug enrollment at space available there for the ministry new school Prior to this time students Willi learning dis abilities either vale Canadian schools or sent to schools In the tinned States The ministry defines learn disabilities as disorders in one or more of the set Invoked in understand me or using symbols or spoken Inn gunge with this problem show real discrepancy between their academic achieve and the achievement expected from them because of their abilities as shown by numerous tests including I tests Children whose problems result mainly from physical mental re la da lion emotional disturbances or environmental cultural or economic disadvantages ore no classed as having learn ing disabilities The school aims to provide residential education for dents with severe learning disabilities as well as for students in sparsely pop I at anas whose home schools lick programs to deal with iheir disability Once he students have gained suffi mastery over their disabilities It is hoped they can return to their home schools It the school director says that the school will n students and five but another students will arrive by the end of The staff his been cross nled so that lhcy will both the students and the lenders sent by i of education or seven day schedule The school a bracket he said dtnLs such as those from dints between the of six mostly In the 12to yearold It who live close enough to iheir homes lo go home for tit weekend will do Mr feel- that he leaders who have been seconded for the school in eluding Mine from ill have excel skills and experience should keep them in the classroom The fiet Ihit ihcj are still with while lhcy instruct teachers fines them a h degree of and keeps them in touch with new developments he The school is situated to he southeast of the campus and shares its sports facilities including two Olympic slit swimming pools the gymnasium the outdoor skating rink and the football field tennis court What was once he hospital has been converted into a classy schoolwear bamboo loft sizes 3H4 I o how In work with such children ind t ike their knowledge back to their own schools section of teachers principals and supervisory will school in groups Of to 15 every other week and cover a comprehensive program as well as having a chance lo become involved with the students end each day The school program will be highly individualized and the teachers will use whatever they find works best with student Mr said The staff will concentrate on acade mies during class hours and counselors will work on their activities during Iheir free time since the students will be at the school on a five Students Make Metric Simple With Aw Converts to metric instantly phis regular functions Reg Creative Camera Centre Whit

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