Fraser Academy
{{Distinguish|Fraser Institute}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Fraser Academy
| image = Fraser Academy, Vancouver, BC.jpg
| caption = Fraser Academy in May 2017
| address = 2294 West 10th Avenue
| city = Vancouver
| province = British Columbia
| postcode =
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord |49.2628|N|123.1574|W|display=inline}}
| schooltype = Private
| established = 1982
| headmaster =
| grades_label = Grades
| grades = 1-12
| campus = Urban
| colours = Maroon and Purple {{color box|maroon}}{{color box|purple}}
| mascot = Mustangs
}}
Fraser Academy, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-faith, non-residential school that serves children from grades 1 to 12 with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia. Its teaching methods are based on those found at the Kildonan School in New York, using the Orton-Gillingham approach. Besides daily individual tutoring for language, students take the same courses as other students in the province, in which courses a multisensory approach is also used.
Founded in 1982 in Langley, British Columbia, the school moved into its present building in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver in September 1986. The school has Smart Boards to assist and enhance the learning capabilities of senior students.
Campus
The urban campus is located in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.
University placement
Over 90% of Fraser Academy graduates go on to attend post-secondary education.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bcbusiness.ca/independent-schools-help-students-reach-their-potential-through-unique-program-offerings|title=Independent Schools Help Students Reach Their Potential Through Unique Program Offerings|magazine=BCBusiness|access-date=2018-12-04}}
Accreditation and membership
Fraser Academy is a member of the Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS),{{Cite web | url=https://www.cais.ca/families/schools | title=Find a School - CAIS Canadian Accredited Independent Schools }} Independent Schools Association of BC (ISABC),{{Cite web | url=https://isabc.ca/schools | title=Our Schools }} Federation of Independent School Association (FISABC),{{Cite web | url=https://fisabc.ca/find-school/ | title=Find School | }} Learning Disability Association Vancouver, and the International Dyslexia Foundation (IDA).{{Cite web | url=https://dyslexiaida.org/ld-school-members/ | title=Group Memberships }}
FAx Outreach Centre
In 2020, Fraser Academy expanded community outreach services for learners, educators, and the community at large. In addition to Orton-Gillingham tutoring, remedial math, executive function coaching, and NILD Educational Therapy, became available to children from any school. The outreach centre is known as "FAx" or "Fraser Academy to the power of X."{{Cite web | url=https://fraseracademy.ca/x/ | title=Fraser Academy's Outreach Centre – Fraser Academy X - FAx }}
Professional development
Fraser Academy offers professional development courses for educators throughout BC, including the 70 hour Orton-Gillingham Instructor Training (Course + Practicum){{Cite web | url=https://www.ortonacademy.org/training/ | title=Trainings | Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.fraseracademy.ca/ Fraser Academy website]
- [https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/city-extends-land-lease-for-school-serving-children-with-dyslexia City extends land lease for school serving children with dyslexia]
- [https://vancouversun.com/sponsored/news-sponsored/dyslexia-and-the-brain-how-to-support-your-dyslexic-child Dyslexia and the brain: How to support your dyslexic child]
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Category:1982 establishments in British Columbia
Category:Educational institutions established in 1982
Category:Elementary schools in Vancouver