Dewey Institute provides a world-wide viewpoint and an international resources to enrich the student’s outlook as a global citizen. Students at Dewey develop their teamwork spirit based on the enhancement of problem-solving-skills, striking a perfect balance between independent work and collaboration. We uphold and pursue a pragmatic, balanced education to help students bring their knowledge acquisition on par with knowledge application, and to strengthen their overall ability to make well-informed decisions.
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Focus | Special needs |
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Academic | Gifted |
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
Subject | offered |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Subject | offered |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Students are placed in a separate special education class, but are strategically integrated into a regular classroom for certain periods.
Subject Ttype | offered |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Ttype | offered |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Program | offered |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)
Program | offered |
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
Sports Offered | Competitive | Recreational |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Football | ||
Ice Hockey | ||
Lacrosse | ||
Rowing | ||
Rugby | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Swimming | ||
Tennis | ||
Track & Field | ||
Volleyball | ||
Badminton | ||
Cross-country skiing | ||
Downhill skiing | ||
Ice Skating | ||
Martial Arts | ||
Mountain biking | ||
Running |
Clubs offered: None
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Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrollment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Boarding | 130 |
Total enrollment | 130 |
Average enrollment per grade | 11 |
Average class size | 12 to 17 |
Gender (grades) | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 (Coed) |
Boarding offered | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
% in boarding (total enrollment) | 100% |
Percentage of students are international students | |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 0 |
Five-day boarding programs offfered |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | ||
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay | ||
Application Fee |
Boarding students: N/A
Student Entry Points
Student Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Boarding Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Services | Offered |
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Career planning | |
Internships | |
Mentorship Program | |
University counseling |
Key Numbers | |
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Average graduating class size | N/A |
*Canadian "Big 6" placements | N/A |
**Ivy+ placements | N/A |
*Number of students in the past year who attended one of McGill, U of T, UBC, Queen's University, University of Alberta, or Dalhousie University.
**Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK)
Jan Olson has been involved in Public School education over 40 years. He taught in both the elementary and secondary school panels and then spent eleven years as a School Principal with The Muskoka District School Board. Subsequent to that time, he was appointed to the position of consultant for principals at both elementary and secondary levels. Jan is looking forward to his new position as the Principal at Dewey Institute.
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