(5)
SK to Gr. 1 (current), JK to SK (current) — I have 2 children at Westboro Academy currently in SK and Grade 1. Both of my children have had... The administration at Westboro Academy is top notch. What stands out most about the administration is they are very welcoming and personable. From speaking to the staff at the front desk, the Head of School, or the Director of... The teachers are world-class. They enjoy coming to work every day. They take time to build relationships with every one of their students. They get to know their strengths and areas for improvement and tailor them to the stude... The academic program at Westboro Academy offers both the Quebec curriculum and the Ontario curriculum. This enables Westboro to be a truly bilingual school. Every day the kids receive half their courses in French and English. ... One of the main reasons we decided on Westboro was the small class sizes. Once we started it was so much more. We could not believe the student community. The older students did everything to help the younger students. It is v... Student life at Westboro Academy is phenomenal. My kids wake up every morning excited to go to school. At Westboro, we have a 30-minute window to drop the kids off in the morning. My kids ask me every day if we can be at schoo... I think that the school is in an ideal location. It's central to Ottawa which allows an easier commute by the parents. There is a play yard in the back of the school that the kids can enjoy at recess. What's also great about t... |
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(4.8)
I have two children at Westboro Academy that have been there since JK. The school offers a very... The leadership at Westboro academy has always been very proactive in addressing any concerns, whether from students, staff members or parents that are brought forward. The school's values of excellence, integrity and respect a... The quality of teaching at Westboro Academy is exceptional. The teachers and specialty staff are passionate, committed and extremely engaged in the children's academic success. They bring forward a varied approach to their tea... The academic program at Westboro Academy offers both the Ontario and Quebec curriculum simultaneously each day, half a day is spent in French and the other half in English. I think this allows students to be truly bilingual at... Westboro Academy is a small school that has a community feeling to it. Students know each other well not only in their respective grades but also across grades. Often older students help younger ones when they play outside or ... Both my children love going to school every day because they feel welcomed, supported and engaged in their academic work. They also love the school because of the tight friendship they developed over the years and the continui... The new location for the school provides more indoor space for not only classrooms but also specialty classes such as art, science and gym. The school also has access to the city of Ottawa park that is adjacent to additional o... |
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(4.4)
Our son had a great experience at Westboro Academy attending from junior kindergarten through g... School leadership and administration have been very effective. The community experience is fostered by all of the administration and the small environment allows for any direct communication that is desired. Communication is o... Teachers make a school. This is especially true at Westboro Academy where the teachers are the center of the community. Our son had uniformly excellent, caring and involved teachers every year that he was there. From the amazi... Westboro Academy has a well-earned reputation as an extremely strong academic school. When considering the school as an option prior to enrolling in junior kindergarten the academic strength was observed by many, both current ... Westboro Academy offered a somewhat unique experience for the student body in that students at all grade levels have breaks together at times they are outside. Obviously, this has not been the case under pandemic requirements,... Student life at Westboro Academy appears to be very good. From the community feeling brought by all students being together at recess and lunch breaks, as well as being known by all of the teachers, along with the small size o... Westboro Academy is somewhat of an island in its community with the exception of the city park immediately beside the school. Most students commute to the school by car, though it is possible for older students to commute by t... |
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(4.7)
I love Westboro Academy. As the year passes by, you get to know most students as the community ... I greatly appreciate the time and effort the staff puts into everything! From the principal, the director of academics and other academic personnel who are always open to a conversation or just a greeting, to the teachers. The... I think the amount of work given is just right. If you ever feel you are having too much work, whether it is tests or just homework, teachers are always flexible. They are open to reduce the amount of work, give you more class... As mentioned in previous answers, the teachers at Westboro Academy are always willing to adapt to the students they are teaching. If a student is struggling with certain content, teachers could work on them 1 on 1 or the stude... If I had to explain the school to someone who has never seen it, I would see it most as a village. It is a small community where everyone knows everyone. I believe the students that do best at school are the ones who try the h... The first place I would take the visitors are the JK and SK classrooms. I remember as a young student, that those were the classrooms that made me love Westboro. The rooms are filled with different games, work places, decorati... In grades 7 and 8, during lunch break, students are allowed to leave the recess yard and head off to the nearby park. On top of this, during the early and late stages of the year, when the weather is warmer, teachers like to s... |
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(4.3)
This has been our daughter's first year at Académie Westboro Academy, which means that her exp... The leadership team have demonstrated many strengths. They are excellent communicators. At every moment during this extraordinary school year, the team has kept families informed of their decisions. They have been transparent ... We are extremely appreciative of our daughters' teachers. She spends the most time with her French and English-language teachers but she also benefits from working with academic specialists in science, visual arts, music and p... Our sense of the academic program is that it is rigorous but also adaptable in ways that ensure every student is building from their strengths and getting the supports they need in areas that are more challenging for them. The... Our daughter is in a class of 18 students who bring many strengths and experiences to their learning community. The tone of the group seems very positive. The students understand one another and although COVID has been hugely ... We chose to move our daughter to this school because it is small, by design, and it therefore offers her the chance to know and to be known by everyone in the community. Our neighbourhood school is so, so big -- and she felt o... The school is located in a residential neighbourhood, right beside a large public park to which the children have access during recess, and for outdoor learning and other activities. This is a wonderful asset to the school com... From start to finish our admissions process was excellent. Communications were clear and direct. The Director of Admissions provided helpful information and was very quick to answer any questions we had along the way. Our daug... |
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(4.3)
My child has attended Westboro Academy since junior kindergarten. He has developed close frien... The school leadership and administration has been outstanding. They set the culture and tone across the entire school, and they make learning fun and accessible for the kids of all ages. They also set a culture of respect a... The teaching is second to none! The teachers are across-the-board fantastic. They care deeply about the students and their education, and are extremely dedicated and professional, all the while being fun and engaging to the st... The school has an excellent Director of academics, who is a well-known and respected educational expert, and among the most compassionate and dedicated people I’ve met! The school routinely surpasses all academic performance... The classroom sizes are small, with no more than eighteen per class. The school ranges from JK-Grade 8, and they create a culture where the students all look out for one another, and know each other in all the grades. I reme... Yes, he loves going there and we love sending him there! He feels safe, motivated, engaged, and happy at the school. It has been one of the best decisions we have taken as parents to send him there. I can’t think of any im... The school itself is spacious to accommodate comfortably the student population. It situated very close to a park that the students use regularly for physical education and playing. My child does not venture much beyond this p... |
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(4.9)
We have nothing but incredible things to say about Westboro Academy. The richness of the curric... Ms. Garrard and Mr. Rhodenizer have been exceptional communicators, especially during the past year with all of the changes due to Covid-19. The school did not miss a beat switching from in-person learning to online, and back ... Not sure where to start here - my son's Grade 7/8 teachers (they keep the same teachers for 2 yrs) have changed his life. Both Mme Nathalie and Mr. Lebeau go out of their way on a regular basis to provide well-conceived, relev... We were looking for somewhere where our son could build strong foundational academic and organizational skills to prepare for high school (these had been very much lacking in his previous public school). All I can say is that ... The general atmosphere of the student body is kind, welcoming, and hardworking. Most of the students in my son's cohort had known each other since Kindergarten (he joined in Grade 6), yet they welcomed him with open arms and h... Our son loves going to school. He looks forward to seeing his friends every day, and comes home talking about things that they learned or current social and political topics (Mr. Lebeau is amazing for bringing current affairs ... I like the fact that the school is located in a residential area, with nowhere to go besides the adjacent park during breaks. One downside: it is not on an easily accessible OC transpo route, but my son and his peers manage ge... Admissions was smooth and not pressure-inducing for either our son or me and my husband. After completing a tour (just me and my husband), our son was invited to spene a couple of days in the Grade 6 class.
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