Resources
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Education - Halifax - Children & Youth
Halifax Association of Community Living - Developmental Centre for Early Learning
Phone: (902) 423-4702
Web: http://halifaxacl.com/index.php/services/halifax-developmental-centre-for-early-learning/
The Halifax Developmental Centre for Early Learning is a fully integrated program that provides specialized programming for children who have special needs, and those without, between the ages of 18 months to 6 years of age. It is a full time, fully inclusive Preschool environment.
Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority - Preschool Programs
Phone/TTY: (902) 424-8500
Web: www.apsea.ca/hiprog.php
Preschool services are available to children with diagnosed or suspected hearing loss or children with diagnosed or suspected blindness or visual impairments.
Halifax Regional School Board
Phone: (902) 464-2000
Web: http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/
At Halifax Regional School Board learning is our top priority. We believe that every child can learn, and that every child can achieve their best. We also believe that our schools have a vital role to play by instilling in students the value of lifelong learning.
Bridgeway Academy
Phone: (902) 464-0134
Web: http://www.bridgeway-academy.com/
Bridgeway Academy provides an academic program to students aged 5-19 with learning disabilities.
March of Dimes - Conductive Education
Phone: 902-401-8425
Website: http://www.marchofdimes.ca/EN/programs/CE/Pages/ConductiveEducation.aspx
Halifax Conductive Education(CE) is an innovative learning system that merges the elements of education with rehabilitation.The system deals not only with the physical needs, but also with the social and psychological issues facing people of all ages with neurological conditions.
Conductors, or specially trained instructors, work with program participants to help them gain, or regain, physical mobility and self-sufficiency one small step at a time.
Partnership for Inclusion
Phone: (902) 464-3788
Web: www.earlyintervention.net/resources.cfm
Partnership for inclusion is a project of the Early Intervention Association of Nova Scotia devoted to including more children with special needs in childcare centres.
Landmark East Assessment Centre
Phone: (902) 542-2237 ext 223
Toll Free: 1-800-565-5887
Web: http://www.landmarkeast.org/podium/default.aspx?t=120341
Landmark East is a co-ed international school for students diagnosed with learning disabilities in grades 6 through 12. The school offers psychological and speech-language assessment services.
Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority - Assessment Services
Tel/TTY: (902) 424-8500
Web: apsea.ca/
Student evaluations are done by APSEA’s Assessment Team for both students who are visually impaired/blind or deaf/hard of hearing. Referrals for assessment are made through the APSEA Itinerant Teacher in collaboration with the parents and public school staff.
Oxford Learning Centres
Phone: (902) 423-4484
Web: http://www.oxfordlearning.com/
Life-long tools like high self-esteem, an active, agile mind, and an understanding of how to study, learn and think. Only Oxford Learning puts all these outcomes within your child’s reach — along with better grades — with our cognitive approach to learning, where we focus on helping children learn how to learn. With our approach, you’ll soon see learning come more naturally to your child. And before long, better outcomes in academics, social interactions, physical skills, even emotional relationships will come more naturally too.
SpellRead Program – Halifax Learning Centre
Phone: (902) 453-4113
Web: http://www.halifaxlearning.com/
At Halifax Learning Centre, we teach people to read, using the Kaplan SpellRead program - a proven, science based reading program, with unparalleled results. SpellRead doesn't accommodate deficiencies, it deals with them. Unlike other reading intervention programs, SpellRead reliably improves reading fluency and comprehension across diverse populations, including special education students, English language learners, adults and children alike.
Sylvan Learning Centre
Phone: (902) 422-3828
Web: http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/
Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring and supplemental education services to students of all ages and skill levels. At Sylvan, our warm and caring tutors tailor individualized learning plans that build the skills, habits and attitudes students need to succeed in school and in life. Affordable tutoring instruction is available in math, reading, writing, study skills, homework help, test prep and more.
