“...to provide specialized school programs to francophone students with either learning disabilities, or those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or with low vision or who are deafblind...”

a) Demonstration School

It is through the demonstration and the explicit teaching of the metacognitive processes that are involved in learning, that students from the Demonstration School are trained to:

• better understand the nature of their disability
• cope more effectively with their disability
• activate better learning skills and more efficient learning processes
• find accomodations to compensate for areas of lesser abilities
• advocate for their cause in their family and community

A staff of seconded teachers, recognized by their peers for their leadership and skills in the areas of learning disabilities, provide this two-year program to an average of thirty-two students per year, within a pupil-teacher ratio of 1 to 8.This very dynamic and devoted team is supported by a speech pathologist, a psychologist and a social worker, also specialized in the areas of learning disabilities. A curriculum and teacher training coordinator along with two school resources consultants, provide teachers with an environment conducive to the improvment of current teaching practices, most of them inspired by research in neurolinguistics and psycho-sociolinguistics.

b) LD / ADHD Module

The Demonstration School also prides itself in providing a specialized program for the severe learning disabled with an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.This specific program is designed to offer a one-year program to students who not only have to cope with their learning disability, but are also challenged in their learning by the ADHD condition. Both a teacher and a child care worker attend to the special needs of five students within a physical environment which promotes their well-being, a model classroom specifically designed with these children in mind.

c) Provincial School

Under Regulation 296, the Provincial School at Centre Jules-Léger provides school programs to students who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind, at both the elementary and secondary levels. The school basically provides the same curriculum that would otherwise be delivered in a regular school, except that it is adapted to fit the specificity of our students, focusing on a bilingual and bicultural education. At all levels of the education spectrum, at the primary, junior and senior divisions, a group of particularly devoted and creative teachers,classroom assistants and interpretors, congregate to provide the students with an environment where LSQ, French and English are taught.

A total of 35 students are currently enrolled in our Provincial School and 23 staff members provide the overall service. A speech pathologist and a social worker also provide their expertise to the students.

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