Educational Transition Centre

What we do:

The Educational Transition Centre offers a school program for children who attend, or will be attending, school in the Surrey School District.

We start with assessing the strengths and needs of each child. By providing a smaller, more supported and structured classroom environment, and developing social and emotional coping skills along with basic literacy and numeracy skills, the centre helps prepare children for re-integration into the most appropriate school setting.

Parents are an essential part of the team and are included in all aspects of goal-setting, planning and decision-making. Services at the Educational Transition Centre include extensive classroom support and adapted programs that foster resilience, self-regulation, and social-emotional development, as well as academic and school readiness skills.

You can expect:

• A school setting that is highly sensitive and responsive to your child’s social and emotional needs.

• Stabilization of your child experiencing acute challenges.

• Assessment of your child’s needs.

• Individualized and family-centred planning for your child.

• An understanding of your child’s strengths and how to build on them.

• An understanding of your child’s needs and how to effectively support them for success.

• A safe, supportive atmosphere where you and your child can build trusting and therapeutic relationships.

• Transition planning and re-integration into the regular school system.

• Support and access to other community resources and services.