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Our Perspective on The Dalton School
The Dalton School is a dual-language school, so it doesn't use the language immersion model that most Canadians are familiar with. First off, no prior Mandarin or English proficiency is required to enroll. Further, both languages are given equal weight, unlike in many public school immersion programs where students all share a first language and are all learning the same second language—at The Dalton School, 50% of the day’s instruction is in Mandarin, and 50% in English. The curriculum is balanced in order to allow students to achieve academic proficiency in both languages. So, it’s different, and as such, visiting the school can be, and often is, a striking experience. Most Canadians, truly, have never experienced an academic environment quite like it, with very young children functioning easily, casually in two languages. Both languages naturally open up a range of learning areas—both social and academic—not the least being an exposure to a wider range of culture influence, providing the groundwork for an expanding and empathetic world view. All academics follow an enriched presentation of the Ontario curriculum. Dalton has a very close, community feel, and parents are welcome to be involved in the life of the school. A new home for the school is set to open in 2018, allowing space to further grow the program and the enrollment.
Video reviews
Get crucial behind-the-scenes information about The Dalton School from video interviews with probing questions that we recorded live with parents, current students, and recent alumni.
Watch our parent interview with Claudia Pardo to get the inside scoop on what it’s like to have a child attend The Dalton School.
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Written reviews
Dive deeply into the real culture of The Dalton School with reviews we’ve structured to highlight only the most valuable insights and opinions submitted by parents, students, and alumni.
I have 3 children at the Dalton School and this is our 4th year here, so we have experienced pr...
This is a new and growing school, so the founder is very dedicated to making it one of the best in Toronto and the very best Mandarin/English dual immersion program. The principal has an impressive background and is a very bi...
We have been happy with the teaching. They have excellent Mandarin teachers and English teachers and spend a half day with each. I feel with any school and child, you need to be involved in their learning and take a role in ...
Each class spends half day in full immersion Mandarin and half day in English. They do a similar academic program in both, so there is cross over in their learning of each topic covered. They work individually and collectiv...
The school is small, so there are not extracurriculars, such as competitive teams or clubs. Instead they have after school activities, which are great. My kids love the after school chess class, and have participated in and ...
Again, it is a small school which is growing. Probably all of the students know each other. Often the older kids will help the younger ones. This is a close group of happy kids. Each year the students put on a big performa...
My kids love going to school here. I feel they love it because they are challenged, but nurtured and they are respected, but know what is expected of them too. Mostly, because they have so much fun with their friends and tea...
It is a small group, so it is nice to get to know most of the parents. The parent reps organize parent's nights out to help families get to know each other better too. I enjoy being involved, so I am often asked to participa...
The schools location is actually great, but it is out growing the current spot near Yonge and St Clair and it is moving to near Yonge and Davenport. So I can't speak on this point from experience, but the new location looks ...
