Academy of Thought and Industry Toronto
We are a modern Montessori-inspired middle school coming to Toronto in Fall 2022, delivering a powerful education for independence, to develop curious, self-motivated adolescents who thrive in school and in life.
Welcome to ATI Toronto
Offering middle school learning pod programs
Welcome to ATI Toronto, we are thrilled that you found us! Our team is excited to announce the launch of our Toronto middle school program in September of 2022. ATI Toronto is an exciting milestone - it marks our school network's first community in Canada, as well as an expansion of our learning pod program.
What exactly is a learning pod?
If a community shows enough demand for one of our programs, we will bring ATI to you. Students will experience the same immersive curriculum as our brick & mortar campuses, led by expert guides. Whether it's in your home or a coordinated space nearby, we're delivering personalized education right to your community.
Serving grades 7 and 8 in small, personalized classes, our curriculum uses the foundations of Montessori to deliver a rich academic experience. Our learning community is intentionally small, so that we are able to deeply know each student, help them thrive emotionally and socially, and support their individual path to excellence.
We combine the best of a rigorous, intellectually demanding liberal arts education with the best of a progressive orientation to cultivating student independence, agency and responsibility. Deep learning consists of both ‘learning’ and ‘doing’—thought and industry. We help each student become a great thinker and a great doer in a way that follows their interests and passions. Each student is supported by their own coach, which ensures personalized fulfilment of their own short and long-term goals. A rich practical life component rounds out the exposure students require during these years to develop life skills and to be exposed to potential interests they might want to explore further.
Whether you are a student, parent, or interested community member, we want to connect with you. We invite you to reach out and get involved in our Toronto opening.
We can't wait to meet you!
Reimagining adolescent education
Adolescence is a critical period of development. Students are constantly growing in higher-order thinking skills, peer relationships, personal responsibility, and more. They're searching for their place in the world and beginning to form the values that will shape their lives.
Recent studies have shown that enthusiasm for school drops dramatically between fifth and twelfth grade, with nearly 75% of students reporting negative feelings towards school.
Now more than ever, students are tired, stressed, and bored. They need an educational option that is appropriate for their developmental stage, and tailored to their individual needs.
We believe there's a better way.
Adolescence is a critical period of development. Students are constantly growing in higher-order thinking skills, peer relationships, personal responsibility, and more. They're searching for their place in the world and beginning to form the values that will shape their lives.
Recent studies have shown that enthusiasm for school drops dramatically between fifth and twelfth grade, with nearly 75% of students reporting negative feelings towards school.
Now more than ever, students are tired, stressed, and bored. They need an educational option that is appropriate for their developmental stage, and tailored to their individual needs.
We believe there's a better way.
Reimagining adolescent education
Adolescence is a critical period of development. Students are constantly growing in higher-order thinking skills, peer relationships, personal responsibility, and more. They're searching for their place in the world and beginning to form the values that will shape their lives.
Recent studies have shown that enthusiasm for school drops dramatically between fifth and twelfth grade, with nearly 75% of students reporting negative feelings towards school.
Now more than ever, students are tired, stressed, and bored. They need an educational option that is appropriate for their developmental stage, and tailored to their individual needs.
We believe there's a better way.
Experience an education for independence
At ATI, students are given both freedom and support to help them excel beyond their own expectations. Our students don't just study for tests—they become life-long learners. Each step our students take is designed to help them explore their unique passions, inspire their creativity, and develop greater independence.
We don’t offer just one path for academic excellence. We strive to create a total school experience that will unlock each student’s unique potential—to prepare them for the world, and to help them access that world today!
Curriculum overviewAt ATI, students are given both freedom and support to help them excel beyond their own expectations. Our students don't just study for tests—they become life-long learners. Each step our students take is designed to help them explore their unique passions, inspire their creativity, and develop greater independence.
We don’t offer just one path for academic excellence. We strive to create a total school experience that will unlock each student’s unique potential—to prepare them for the world, and to help them access that world today!
Experience an education for independence
At ATI, students are given both freedom and support to help them excel beyond their own expectations. Our students don't just study for tests—they become life-long learners. Each step our students take is designed to help them explore their unique passions, inspire their creativity, and develop greater independence.
We don’t offer just one path for academic excellence. We strive to create a total school experience that will unlock each student’s unique potential—to prepare them for the world, and to help them access that world today!
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We are still on the hunt for our perfect Toronto location, in the meantime our ATI program will operate as a learning pod based out of the downtown east end.
Enrollment is now open for September 2022. Get it touch to learn more about our program, admissions and take advantage of inaugural rates.
- Phone: 416-703-2582
- E-mail: lmccarthy@thoughtandindustry.com
Attend a program overviewWe are still on the hunt for our perfect Toronto location, in the meantime our ATI program will operate as a learning pod based out of the downtown east end.
Enrollment is now open for September 2022. Get it touch to learn more about our program, admissions and take advantage of inaugural rates.
- Phone: 416-703-2582
- E-mail: lmccarthy@thoughtandindustry.com
Attend a program overview
We are still on the hunt for our perfect Toronto location, in the meantime our ATI program will operate as a learning pod based out of the downtown east end.
Enrollment is now open for September 2022. Get it touch to learn more about our program, admissions and take advantage of inaugural rates.
- Phone: 416-703-2582
- E-mail: lmccarthy@thoughtandindustry.com
Meet the team
Laura McCarthy
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