We believe that every student can achieve academic and career success given the right educational environment and personal support.  For many students, the institutional setting of larger public or private schools simply cannot deliver what they need to thrive academically or achieve the level of personal growth, direction and motivation that will carry them to successful post-secondary education and careers. 

At North Toronto Academy we provide the rich learning environment and individual support required for success in two ways.  First, we tailor each student’s educational experience to their individual needs.  We discover and capitalize on each student’s strengths and learning style, and we tailor our course delivery and assessment approaches to help them earn higher grades, and develop their skills in weaker areas.  Second, we help students prepare for the future by offering co-op courses, requiring daily work to be done using the internet and common software applications, and through access to our available coaching and career counseling services.

Our Methods:

Our program is unlike any other. NTA offers a unique and practical program combining academics with activities designed to help students increase self knowledge and motivation, and identify directions and goals for post-secondary education, and ultimately career choice.

A personalized plan of study
Independent and group learning opportunities
Small class size
Vigorous, challenging and interactive teaching style
Learning outside the classroom
Meetings with faculty advisor
Available coaching and career counseling services

"There is only one subject - life." - Alfred North Whitehead We believe that education should be alive; that true learning comes about when students have the support and the opportunity to put their learning to the test by getting out into the world - by trying things out. Our curriculum offers students the opportunity to do just that.

TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION Students must be able to engage and generate passion in what they are studying. This requires an understanding of group dynamics, and the ability to communicate goals, methods, and processes of working together. "The birth of the Self is always a defeat for the ego." - Carl Jung

EXPERIENCE – at the end of the day we learn from the world around us. This level demands learners who can align individual and team efforts with their own goals. Students learn to bridge the theoretical implications of ideas and theories with their own interest in working in the world. This allows individuals to be successful in their present studies and in planning future educational and career objectives.

Group Work  In our fast-paced society it is crucial that students learn to work together, we bring together ideas, practices, and principles of successful group interaction to assist groups to work together well. ?

Individual Work  The ability to focus, to bring your own ideas and abilities out into the world on your own is also an important learning skill. Students have opportunities to work on their own and to be proud of what they can accomplish.

Experience We create, and encourage students to take their learning outside the classroom. Students take co-op courses and find opportunities to volunteer, find mentors, and do projects linking their studies to the world around us. This assists them to make sense of what they are learning, to make long-term life decisions, and to recognize what skills and personal abilities they wish to strengthen.

We select faculty for their ability to engage the students in discussion, and create a dynamic classroom experience. It is crucial for their academic experience that students learn to communicate what they know, and our faculty help classrooms be the place where this dimension of learning takes place.

Our students are inquisitive and interested in the world around them. They are looking for a challenging and engaging approach to their education. At times they have not been challenged, and at other times not supported appropriately by the school, public, or private from which they come.