Our School-Age Program

The New Heights school program places strong emphasis on academic independence, social behaviour/communication and self regulation. Our objective is to help students develop skills and tools that contribute to a lifetime of success.

New Heights School is designed for students aged 6 to 20 with Autism, Asperger's syndrome, and other related learning differences who will benefit from a program that:

• honours each student's learning preferences and strength
• is carefully structured and predictable
• uses visual organization and support
• is highly individualized
• has a low student to teacher ratio

Programming and Curriculum All of our school aged students’ programs are based on their Individual Program Plans (I.P.P.’s), and follow Alberta Learning’s Program of Studies with accommodations and modifications as required. Curriculum material is differentiated for each student through his/her IPP. Each student's program is fully individualized, and addresses each child's needs by engaging his/her unique preferences, abilities and interests.

Our objective is to help students develop skills and tools that contribute to a lifetime of success. We offer a program focused on helping each student achieve academic success and develop independent work habits. As well, we focus on the enhancement of social skills and the building of confidence and self esteem through providing students with the understandings and strategies they require to perform optimally.

At New Heights we provide a structured environment, visual organization and supports. We directly teach social, organizational and learning skills and strategies with an emphasis on comprehension, memory retention, communication skills, and team (social) skills.

Students attend a regular school day, five days a week. As of September 2011, the school day runs from 8:20 a.m. until 3:20 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8:20 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Friday.

“New Heights is a unique school in many ways but most importantly, it fills an important niche that has not been met by any other school or service that we are aware of. The balance in social skills and academics is a perfect union to allow our children to develop into meaningful contributors of society.”
--New Heights Parent