The Job Training Department is thrilled to share that we recently received a government grant to purchase a vending machine! This machine is more than just a snack/drink station—it serves as a hands-on ‘stage’ for our Challenges students, giving them the opportunity to learn and practice essential life and job skills. With support from a job coach, students take the lead in managing inventory, restocking the machine, purchasing products, maintaining it, and even counting and

Summit School recently welcomed educational leaders from across Canada for an Apple Distinguished School Tour, an experience that put Summit's approach to technology-driven learning on full display. The Apple Distinguished School designation, which Summit earned for the 2024 to 2027 program term, is not handed out lightly. Schools are selected based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education and their use of Apple products to inspire, imagine, and impact teachi

There is a moment that Carolyne Johnston, job coach with Summit School’s Empower Initiative, has witnessed more times than she can count. A young person steps into a new workplace for the very first time, wide-eyed, a little nervous, not entirely sure what to expect. Then, over the course of their placement, that same person begins moving through the warehouse with growing confidence, working independently, head down and focused. “When a student has a couple of internships un

Every year, Summit School's Catwalk for Camp fundraiser brings the community together for an evening that is equal parts celebration and purpose. This year was no exception. Students took to the runway as models, and the result was exactly what this event has always been: a room full of pride, joy, and genuine connection. The event raised over $30,000 for Summit School's Summer Camp, a milestone that will make a real difference for students this summer. Summit Camp offers neu

At Summit School's main campus this year, a new approach to therapy has been quietly producing remarkable results. Speech therapist Mariska and occupational therapist Marilou began experimenting with joint sessions, bringing two students together in a shared therapeutic space rather than working with them in isolation. The pairing of students Kieran and Kendrick has proven to be something special. Their sessions take place in a sensory-rich environment, swinging, jumping in t

Every November, something quietly extraordinary happens in Montreal. Researchers, clinicians, educators, and families gather in the same room, not to sit through presentations from a distance, but to engage directly with some of the world's leading minds in neurodevelopmental science. That gathering is the SCERT Conference, and the 2025 edition, held on Friday, November 14th at the Plaza Centre-Ville in downtown Montreal, may have been its most compelling yet. SCERT, the Summ