School Leadership
What is the leadership style at Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning? How do the school leaders shape the culture, priorities, and daily life of the community? How does this leadership style compare to that of other private and independent schools, and how might it influence your choice of school?
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Facts and analysis
MESSAGE FROM THE LEADERSHIP
We asked Mr. Terry Stevenson, Director at Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning for their message.
They offered insights into their vision, values, and the principles that define their leadership style.
Mr. Terry Stevenson, Director
MA (Clinical Psych)
Every stage of life brings exciting challenges as well as problematic obstacles. At Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning, we offer students a confidential and safe classroom to learn the necessary skills to manage.
Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning began building its team of educational and mental health professionals in 2001. Students and families are offered a dedicated staff with specialized experience in Special Education, Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychometry and Social Work.
Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning is a privately operated school, licensed by the Ministry of Education, to provide educational programming for students from kindergarten to grade 8, who have exceptional treatment and behavioural needs.
At Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning, our primary goal is to provide children with opportunities for academic success and thereby create a positive attitude toward an environment that is often avoided, due to their previous negative experiences.
Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning’s mission is to maintain the child’s academic placement through the development of therapeutic relationships, the application of behavioral management techniques, the implementation of individualized learning programs and continuous clinical and academic support.
Applewood Academy’s vision is that children with specialized treatment needs will have access to high quality, compassionate and therapeutic educational programming that allows for the simultaneous delivery of educational and therapeutic interventions.
Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning has set its’ goals:
- To assist children with special treatment and learning needs in obtaining their highest academic potential;
- To promote healthy personality development in the child;
- To reduce and counterbalance the negative factors contributing to a child’s emotional health;
- To support and facilitate the transition of the child back into a community school whenever possible and beneficial to the child or engage in planning which promotes continuity of care for the child when this is not possible;
- To support the child becoming a successful and self-led learner;
- To support the child to feel part of a school community; and
- To provide professional teaching and counseling through classroom experiences that promote normal maturation (care), prevent further injury to the child (safety), and correct specific problems that interfere with healthy personality development (treatment).
We look forward to hearing from you with any inquiries you may have. Feel free to contact us at any time!
Sincerely,
Terry Stevenson
INTERVIEW WITH THE LEADERSHIP
Watch our interview with Terry Stevenson, Head of School at Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning
They reflect on their path to educational leadership, the school's mission, and the vision guiding their everyday decisions.
