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Understanding private education options will help you make the best school choice. Find a list of schools offering the focus you are looking for or learn more about the advantages of each kind of school.

Boarding Schools   Montessori Schools   Faith-based schools

Boarding Schools
Living away from home teaches outside of classroom hours. Strong academics surrounded by hours of extracurricular activities, students develop close friendships with classmates from around the world.

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› Top benefits of boarding schools
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Montessori Schools
Montessori classrooms encourage individual growth and allow children to direct their own learning.

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› WHAT IS MONTESSORI?
› The Montessori philosophy
› montessori schools checklist

 

Faith-based Schools
By providing strong academic learning along with spiritual guidance, faith-based schools provide a balanced education.

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› Faith based schools
› Christian schools
› Catholic schools

   
Schools for Special Needs     Schools for Gifted Students
Schools for Special Needs
Students with learning or behavioural difficulties benefit greatly from a unique learning environment and small class sizes.

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› Schools for special needs kids
› Schools for troubled teens
› Schools with ADHD support
› Overview of learning & behavioural difficulties
› does your child have a learning disability?
› Military schools

 
Alternative Schools
There are many specialized schools that offer distinctive teaching methods for students with unique learning styles and interests.

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› Alternative schools
› Montessori schools
› Waldorf schools

 
Schools for Gifted Students
Advanced study programs such as the International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Round Square and Duke of Edinburgh give children a distinct advantage in their post-secondary education.

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› advanced study programs
› assessing gifted kids
› Advanced Placement Schools
› Schools with International baccalaureate
› Schools for gifted students

   
Girls Schools   Boys Schools   Coed Schools
Girls Schools
An all-girls environment provides strong role models and can increase their confidence to help girls become whoever they want to be.

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› All Girls schools
› BC girls schools
› Ontario girls schools
› in Quebec
› Top benefits of girls schools
› testimonials

 
Boys Schools
Schools that are just for boys offer curriculum and extracurricular activities targeted to their interests—keeping boys academically engaged.

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› All Boys schools
› Ontario boys schools
› in Quebec
› Top benefits of boys schools
› Testimonials

 
Coed Schools or
Day Schools
Conventional schooling:
Coed schools mix boys and girls, fostering courtesy and respect.
Day school kids return home to their families at the end of classes.

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› Coed schools
› Top benefits of coed schools
› Day schools
› Top benefits of day schools
   
Language Schools   Schools for Creative Programs   International Schools
Language Schools
Learning a second or third language will open up doors and allow your children to experience the world.

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› French language schools
› German Language schools
› Schools with ESL support
› About language schools
› top benefits of language schools

 
Schools with Creative Programs
Students who are engage creatively through dance, music, fine arts, drama and writing are highly motivated and do well academically.

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› creative programs
› top benefits of creative programs
› testimonials

 
International Schools
Students can experience new cultures, languages and unique learning all around the world.

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› Swiss Boarding Schools
› Schools in Europe and abroad
› About international learning
› top benefits of international experience
› testimonials

   
 
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