Education

For many struggling students, the academic arena presents challenges and obstacles which seem nearly impossible to overcome. Typically, these students do not thrive in a regular classroom setting designed for larger numbers characteristic of public schools and even traditional boarding school settings. Due to a need for individual attention and approach from the teachers, these students are often labeled as slow learners or troubled teens and can be seen as disruptive to the rest of the class. Students may become alienated from their teachers, schools and friends often resulting in under-achievement, academic failure, school suspensions, frustrated parents, and students who are seemingly outcast from the regular classroom setting and educational system.

Approach

At Venture Academy we continue your child's education with a focus on learning and catching up on lost credits. As part of our treatment plan our team develops an individual learning plan based on the recommendations of the Psycho-Educational Assessment and results from academic testing (if chosen). A primary focus is on core subjects with other courses integrated as applicable. Individualized instruction and engaging interaction is intended to get our students back on track and restore confidence. We may continue courses from the former school or begin new credit course(s) approved by the Ministry of Education. We also teach essential learning strategies that assist students to learn how to study, prepare assignments and manage their time, increasing their level of academic readiness. Upon pending graduation and planning for return to the student's school or other identified school we can include recommendations for continued success.

How It Works

Venture Academy is not an independent school or publically funded educational institution. Rather we provide educational support through collaborative partnerships primarily with distance learning schools. The course material is supplied by distance learning schools and coordinated in collboration with you as parents and Venture Academy. All distance learning courses are Ministry of Education approved.

Since 2001, Venture Academy has been the number one choice for many parents looking for a boarding school or boot camp alternative for troubled teens in Canada.