Because of donors like you, his son went from being locked in a school closet (to control his behaviour) to pursuing a career in engineering and architecture – with top grades.
MEET DAVID, Third Academy Parent
Business owner, partner and founder | Entrepreneur of the Year award finalist | Third Academy Board of Directors
“In the beginning our family had no happiness. Third Academy gave us our lives back.“
HOW DID YOU FIND THIRD ACADEMY?
I was Googling to try and understand “oppositional defiance”. I was so happy when he started to do well at Third Academy.
YOUR CHILD’S UNIQUE QUALITIES:
I have a child who’s gifted. He’s talented enough to do engineering and architecture, which is not small stuff.
WHY THIRD ACADEMY WORKS:
It’s an entirely different world. They gave him the time and space he needed. We work together.
MEET LINDA, Third Academy Parent
Executive Director of the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre | B Ed., LLB and LLM | Chair, Third Academy Board of Directors
“All that I cared about was that he was happy. I wanted him to love learning.
HOW YOU FOUND THIRD ACADEMY:
My friend told me about the school, a lucky coincidence.
YOUR CHILD’S UNIQUE QUALITIES:
He was speaking in full sentences at 6 months old and walking at 8 months. He’s a gifted artist too.
WHY THIRD ACADEMY WORKS:
It’s a partnership and a commitment between the child, the parent and the school. We work together.
Went from crying in the Principal’s office to crying at her son’s highschool graduation.
MEET NICHOLAS, Former student
SAIT Information Technology student, Software Development major | Local artist | Nuclear physics enthusiast | Linda’s son
“There’s no room there for cliques. It was more inclusive and without toxicity that occurs in other schools.”
FOUND THIRD ACADEMY:
In Grade 2 after trying three other schools.
WHERE YOU ARE NOW:
I’m living on my own and finishing courses at SAIT to get into a career in programming.
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT THIRD ACADEMY:
The student interactions are so much different and more supportive than any other school. And I had the ability to gain real world experience.
BEST LESSONS FROM THIRD ACADEMY:
I learned coping mechanisms for my ADHD. I have the tools to manage it, plus the drive, ambition, empathy and confidence I need to succeed.