Why Oakwood Academy?

At Oakwood Academy, our focus is on supporting the development of the child as a whole. This includes supporting a child's ability to be regulated, engage with others, as well as language development, social-emotional development, and gross and fine motor development. Our Special Services team plays an important role in all of these areas of development. Click the link below to learn more about the special services offered at Oakwood Academy. Oakwood Academy is the only recognized school in Canada using the Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-Based (DIR®) Model. Our school developed to serve the growing need for individualized education programs that focus on developing thinking, relating, and communication skills.

Our Team

The programming at Oakwood is delivered by a team of professionals from a variety of disciplines. Our team includes Developmental Therapists, Ontario Certified Teachers, Clinical Psychologists, an Occupational Therapist, a Speech Language Pathologist, and a Music Therapist.

Our Values

Oakwood’s vision is to provide an individualized, developmentally-based curriculum that focuses on cognitive, physical, and social/emotional growth. It is our goal that children will first develop secure relationships, laying a strong foundation of social and emotional skills so that they can learn to think, relate, and communicate with their world.