301 Lanor Ave, Etobicoke, ON M8W 2R1, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Private, Alternative
- WEBSITE: New Haven Learning Centre
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Elementary, High, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Middle, and Adult
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 12
New Haven, founded in 1998, is a charitable, non-profit organization committed to being a Centre of Excellence in the treatment and education of children with autism. The Centre’s efforts are directed toward improving the education and quality of lives of its students. Our mission is to contribute to the development of Canadian expertise in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) intervention by raising awareness and providing training and education to parents, professionals and the community. Among the first of only a few centres in Canada to offer an ABA program, New Haven has become the prototype for how to best understand the disorder and treat children who are affected. Children’s health professionals consider the New Haven Learning Centre to be the “gold standard in Canada”.
Around 1920, Alderwood was first planned as an extension of the newly incorporated Town of New Toronto. Alderwood was still part of the original Etobicoke township. Although Alderwood did not undergo significant growth until after the Second World War, many industries moved into the area along Brown's Line during the war years. After the war, increased immigration, particularly from eastern Europe, led to the rapid urbanization of the area which continued until the end of the 1960s. Alderwood is characterized by single family homes, many of which were constructed at the end of the Second World War.