At W. Ross Macdonald School, we strive to provide an excellent, well rounded educational experience, with a variety of programs that are both short term and multi-year.

Our doors are always open for students, parents, alumni, staff, blind/low vision and Deafblind students, vision teachers, educators, post secondary institutions, and community members, both in our local area and throughout Canada. We are happy to share resources, give tours and help in any way we can. We can share information about our Short-Term Programs, which are available for Ontario students, and the support available through our Resource Consultants, who are available to work with blind/visually impaired and Deafblind students throughout Ontario.

Our teachers, who are Specialist Teachers of the Blind, and our classroom assistants, who receive in-house training, employ teaching strategies that use multi-sensory, hands-on, and experience-based approaches to learning. Curriculum-based field trips help our students to develop real life experiences in the world outside of their home and school. Students feel a sense of inclusiveness and belonging at all times, develop life-long friendships, and are included in all activities throughout the school day.

At W. Ross Macdonald, all materials are provided in whichever format a student requires. Not only do students receive daily classroom instruction on reading strategies and braille or print reading skills, depending on their needs, they are also exposed to a wide variety of assistive devices and technology that we have available.
We have recently celebrated our 150th year, together with staff, students, and our alumni community.