Vancouver Principal’s Welcome

Welcome to Eaton Arrowsmith School’s website. As you peruse the site you will find a wealth of information on our school and the education that we provide for students who have difficulty learning in a traditional school setting. At Eaton Arrowsmith School, our mission is to strengthen the capacities of a student’s learning and attention potentials through cognitive exercises designed to stimulate weaker brain areas.

In our seventh year of operation, our school is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada. We are classified as a Group 3 school with the Ministry of Education and a member of the British Columbia Federation of Independent Schools. Eaton Arrowsmith School’s primary curriculum is the Arrowsmith program. The Arrowsmith Program is a solutions based approach to working with students with learning disabilities. What differs from many other schools is that the Arrowsmith program moves away from utilizing various compensation techniques to assist students who have challenges with learning and instead target and strengthen weaker cognitive abilities. On average a student in the Eaton Arrowsmith School will attend for three to four years in a full-time program. Once a student has completed their individualized program they will then transition back to a full academic program with an increased capacity to learn new information in a classroom setting.

I invite you to continue reading through our website to learn more about Eaton Arrowsmith School and its community. Our staff is strongly committed to providing measureable results for students with learning differences and working with them to achieve their goals in this program and in other areas of life. Each month at our school we have a variety of clubs and events taking place; such as The Arrow school newspaper club, an SPCA club, Running club, Yoga club, and a Glee club. Our teachers’ passions to help our students become well rounded individuals while increasing their cognitive abilities is of great importance. We believe that with continuous and effective communication, and a talented staff, Eaton Arrowsmith School is one of the premier schools in Canada for children with learning differences.

Simon Hayes, Principal

Eaton Arrowsmith School Vancouver

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An Independent Future for Children with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Disorders

Will your child be able to achieve independence, happiness and success with learning disabilities and/or attention disorders? Are you concerned that compensation techniques will be inadequate or that accommodations available in the school system will not be feasible when your child eventually transitions into college, university, or the workforce? Learn more about how Eaton Arrowsmith School (EAS) strengthens the weak cognitive areas of the brain underlying a student’s learning disabilities and/or attention disorder to the point that they can be reintegrated into a full academic program at a public or private school with their peers.

A Solution for a Child Diagnosed with a Learning Disability and/or ADHD

For a child diagnosed with dyslexia, ADD/ADHD symptoms and other learning disabilities, EAS offers a solution with an end date rather than the lifetime of support usually prescribed. Students typically require individualized three- to four-year programs to improve their cognitive functioning so that they can successfully transition back into the regular mainstream environment with their peers. With improved cognitive functioning, students are then ready to effectively manage and comprehend academic content in mainstream public or private school classrooms. More importantly, students regain their confidence and return to school at their appropriate grade level where they can function with reduced, and in many cases without special education assistance or accommodations to aid previous weaknesses. Read some Testimonials about the impact Eaton Arrowsmith School has had on students and their families.

Arrowsmith Program Offered at Private Schools in Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria, BC, Canada

Established in Vancouver by Howard Eaton in 2005, the Eaton Arrowsmith School is a private school located on the UBC campus (and now in Surrey, BC) that specializes in implementing the Arrowsmith Program for elementary school students and secondary school students with learning disabilities as well as academic and social struggles. There is also an Eaton Arrowsmith School in Victoria for elementary and secondary school students (with a few spots for young adults) and the Eaton Brain Improvement Centre in Vancouver for adults and young adults (19 years and over). Find out if the Arrowsmith Program is right for your child

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Arrowsmith Program Offered at Private Schools in Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria, BC, Canada