St. Jude's is unlike any other school.

                                             St. Jude's is individualized, structured and teacher directed, emphasizing the development of
                                             personal strengths and acquisition of a life-long work ethic. Intelligent students who need to be
                                            taught how to achieve to their potential; bright students with learning disabilities who need to learn
                                     how to learn; and ESL students who want to develop their English literacy, come to St. Jude's
                                      because of its long and successful history of helping. Students attend to build, strengthen and
                                           consolidate the needed foundation of academic skills in classes of six to eight students. Once the
                                  essential skills of reading, writing and arithmetic have been acquired and a strong work ethic
                                         established, our students return to the system better able to achieve than ever before. Over the last
                  three decades, hundreds of students, as a result of St. Jude’s help, have graduated from college and university.

St. Jude's School is a nondenominational, co-education, private day school that provides an educational advantage to students so their academic future can be bright and full of successes.

St. Jude’s School     420 Weber St. N. Waterloo           888-0807
 

Full-Day School
                          for bright students with learning disabilities in grades 1 to 12
 

		who are average or above intelligence and finding learning a struggle; who need a genuine boost in academic self esteem; who want to learn but are starting to question their intellectual abilities who need a class maximum of 6 to 8 students; who need a full day academic program to accelerate their acquisition of the basic Reading, Comprehension, Writing, and Mathematical skills; who are not learning to read as quickly or as well as other children; who need instruction in an environment where the only focus is academics; who need a comprehensive 3 R's academic program specifically designed to address their individual educational needs; who could use a boost in academic self esteem; who are not learning to read as quickly or as well as other children; who need more academic structure and more specific instruction than is possible in a classroom of thirty or more children; who will benefit from a class with a maximum of six to eight student; who would benefit from an comprehensive 3 R's academic program specifically designed to address their individual educational needs;
		The Full-Day School begins each mornings at 8:30 am. Monday to Thursday ends at 3:30 pm. Every Friday dismissal is at 2:30 pm. Holidays match the public funded school boards.

                           

St. Jude's is the Waterloo Region's only  Private Day School for Exceptional Students Each student will receive a full comprehensive psycho-educational assessment prior to admission. An IEP (Individual Education Plan) that will focus exclusively on their specific educational strengths and present learning needs will be developed. The 3 R's - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic as detailed in the Ontario Provincial Curriculum will be the foundation for each student. Each child's educational program can be individual and unique as determined by his/her IEP. At the High School level, credits will be offered on an individual basis as determined by the student's IEP.  Grade 9 and 10 English; Grade 9 and 10 Mathematics; Grade 9 Canadian Geography; Grade 9 Literacy and Study Skills; Grade 10 Canadian History; and Grade 10 Civics/Career Studies are considered the highest priority. Each credit will be individually scheduled allow for maximum individualization. St. Jude's purpose and mission is to provide the necessary academic instruction to bright, learning disabled students so that they will be able to leave St. Jude's and return to the publicly funded system better able to succeed than ever before.