Ontario. Ministry of Education - Trillium Demonstration School

Organization:

Phone Numbers:

905-878-2851 ext 320

TTY:

905-878-7195

Fax:

905-878-4278

Email:

desiree.smith@ontario.ca

Website:

tri.pdsbnet.ca/

Address:

H
347 Ontario St S
Milton, ON
L9T 3X9

Intersection:

Ontario St S and Laurier Ave

Location:

on the campus of E. C Drury School for the Deaf

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Dates Available:

Sep-Jun

Public Contacts:

Desiree Smith - Principal
905-878-2851 ext 340

Service Description:

Specialized residential school program for students with severe learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), whose educational needs cannot be adequately met in their local boards * provides a one-year, high intensity academic intervention program for pupils with severe learning disabilities with a focus on reading intervention * assists enrolled pupils to develop personal life and learning strategies which will support their future academic pathway in programs within local school boards, other educational jurisdictions, or the community * provides in-service teacher education and consultative services to school boards to assist them in developing local programs for students with learning disabilities

Major services:

School program

an intensive and specialized program focusing on cognitive/language development for students with severe learning disabilities at elementary and secondary levels
goals and objectives are set in all courses and there is a variety of credit courses offered in the secondary program
assistive technology strategies are emphasized
initial consultations initiated by student's home school
classroom sizes range from five to eight pupils for most subjects
when a student leaves the Trillium School program, detailed transitional documentation is forwarded to the receiving home school

Residence Program - Mon-Fri (mandatory)

structured program including individual and group counselling, development of appropriate social behavior through social skills training, and recreational activities for students with severe learning disabilities
student’s current level of social functioning and identified needs are used to design individual programs for students

Professional Development Worskshops for Educators

designed for Ontario educators only including teachers, school/board consultants, board coordinators and school/board administrators
one day workshops offered on learning disabilities and related topics that vary annually

Resources Services Program

designed for Ontario school boards to assist them in developing programs for students with learning disabilities
educational assessments for students who are potential candidates for Trillium program

Trillium Demonstration School serves as a catchment area of mid-northern Ontario, Dufferin, Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Niagara, Peel, Simcoe, Wellington, and York Counties of the Central Ontario Region, and Metropolitan Toronto

Fees:

None

Application:

Student's home school to contact Trillium to request consultation

Eligibility / Target Population:

Identified learning disabled students

Languages:

English

Area Served:

Algoma, Barrie & Area, Bolton Caledon, Bramalea, Brampton, Brant, Burlington, Cambridge–North Dumfries, Chatham – Kent, City of Thunder Bay, Cochrane, Collingwood & Area, District of Kenora, District of Rainy River, District of Thunder Bay, Dufferin, Durham North East, Durham West, East Mississauga, East York, Elgin, Etobicoke, Grey and Bruce, Guelph–Puslinch, Haldimand Norfolk, Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Huron and Perth, James and Hudson Bay Coast, Kingston, Kitchener–Waterloo–Wellesley–Wilmot–Woolwich, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville, London and Middlesex, Midland, Penetanguishene & Area, Milton, Muskoka, Niagara, Niagara North West, Nipissing–Temiskaming, North Etobicoke, Malton, West Woodbridge, North Lanark/North Grenville, North West Mississauga, North York, Northern, Northumberland County, Oakville, Orillia & Area, Ottawa, Oxford and Norfolk, Peterborough City and County, Prescott/Russell, Quinte, Renfrew County, Rural Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, Rural Hastings, Sarnia – Lambton, Scarborough, Scarborough North, Scarborough South, South Etobicoke, South Simcoe, South West Mississauga, Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry, Sudbury–Manitoulin–Parry Sound, Toronto, Wellington, Windsor – Essex, York - Toronto, York Region