Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre

This place is awesome because they have a different type of teaching. You only get homework if you don’t complete something and they don’t call tests, tests because the don’t want too stress us. People say it’s trash and get me out of here, you may as well say that too every school because every school is the same. There all schools and I’ve been here from grade 1 and I’m in grade 5. It’s great here, the teachers are kind, caring and there only strict if you treat them like there a toy. You should go here because it’s from kindergarten to grade 9 so you could stay there for basically all your school years. They have buses that go everywhere around South Ridge and there’s a bus that goes to Desert Blume. So there’s no excuse to not come here and even if you have to move from that school, it’s ok. You just have to do homework for the rest of your life. Hopefully you come here too!

I go to this school currently, I have been here for grade 5, 6, 7 and now 8. I love this school and I think that it is getting unnecessary hate. People need to understand that this is a project based school, we do things differently. The way we learn we are actually learning, not just memorizing. We understand what we are learning and we do tests differently than other schools. We do real world work everyday and we still learn the curriculum.

Great School with a Project-based Learning Environment My sons have attended WLC since grade 5 and are currently in grade 7. The teachers work together in all grades to ensure the classes are getting similar experiences. Most of the subjects are combined into several areas at once so that a project might look like a real-world scenario with aspects such as math, science and language arts all put together at the same time. In the end, students are working collaboratively much like they will do once they are done school. There is no real homework, which can be a bit of a shock for parents, but that doesnt mean there arent extra assignments like reading(my sons have been challenged to read 40 books throughout the year, for example). The school is new, administration is sticking to their beliefs regarding marking and report cards(there are no percentages for anything, but a report card that describe if your child is meeting the curriculum). I have found the teachers are open and will discuss what is going on quite freely. Finally, the school is just starting to find its way as this is the first year the school is going to grade 9. In speaking with staff, they are working with the local high schools as well to ensure a good transition from grade 9 to grade 10. All I can say is if you are unsure, to make sure you try to speak with staff from WLC before making a decision.