At Discovery Academy, Grade 9 starts in 七年级
The middle school years decide how your child walks into high school. Confident and ready — or with gaps. At Discovery Academy, we assess exactly where your child stands, close the gaps, challenge the ones already ahead, and make the transition into Grade 9 a positive one.
- Individual attention
- Mentorship
- 20 years in Richmond Hill
What happens between Grade 5 and Grade 8 sticks. These are the four that matter most.
Math doesn't get easier in Grade 9. Make sure they're ready now.
A Grade 8 shaky on fractions or algebra will struggle in Grade 9 — and that struggle decides which universities open later. We tell you where they stand. We close the gap.
Strong students don't need easier work. They need to be challenged.
A bright Grade 7 in a class of 30 spends most of the year waiting. At DA, they don’t. Deeper math, harder writing, real arguments to defend. Strong students become stronger here.
Phones won. It doesn't have to stay that way.
We don’t lecture about screen time — you’ve already tried that. We compete by being more interesting than the phone. No phones in class. A culture where kids talk to each other in person.
Marks aren't enough. Life skills matter just as much.
Patience. Calm under pressure. Gratitude. Goal-setting they own themselves. We practise these every day — not as an extra program, but as how the school runs.
Grade 9 isn't a fresh start. It's a verdict.
By Grade 9, the gap between ready and not ready is locked in. We don’t wait to find out — we prepare them in Grade 7 and 8, so the leap is just another step.
The gap doesn’t show on a Grade 8 report card. It shows on the first Grade 9 unit test.
Grade 9 math assumes your child arrives with fluency in fractions, ratios, integers, and basic algebraic manipulation. Public Grade 7 and 8 mostly review and rarely stress-test these.
Most Grade 8 students can solve 3/4 + 1/2 if given time. Very few can solve x/4 + x/2 = 3 without hesitation. Grade 9 assumes they can. That gap — between procedure and fluency — is what decides first-term Grade 9 marks.
- Structured diagnostic on intake — we identify the specific gaps.
- Daily mental math at Grade 7 and 8 — fluency, not just procedure.
- Algebraic thinking introduced systematically from Grade 5.
- Writing diagnosed and built alongside — paragraph structure, thesis, argument.
DA proprietary middle-school materials — built in-house, because off-the-shelf curriculum doesn’t push kids two years ahead.
We give a diagnosis — and the steps to close every gap.
Every incoming Gr 5–8 student receives a structured academic assessment. We don’t grade it. We use it to tell you, in plain language, exactly where your child is and what we’d do about it.
数学
Fluency, not just correctness. Mental math, fractions, integers, algebraic thinking.
Writing
Paragraph structure, argument, spelling, handwriting.
Reading
Comprehension, fluency, vocabulary.
Study habits
Organisation, persistence, attention.
By 12, the way they handle pressure starts to lock in.
How a student handles hard work, setbacks, and pressure at this age becomes how they handle it at 18. We don’t leave that to chance. Breathing, gratitude, growth mindset, goal-setting — taught as skills, practised every day, not as occasional lectures or wellness assemblies.
We don’t call it wellness. We don’t call it therapy. We call it what it is: skills your child uses for the rest of their life.
呼吸
测试、演讲或艰难对话前定下神来。.
每次测验前，进行 4·4·4·4 式箱式呼吸。.
感恩
日常的，有条理的——而非表演性的。.
一天结束时的三张便签。.
成长型思维
如何将错误的答案视为信息，而非失败.
“Yet”期刊和数学中的错误日志。.
目标设定
Students set their own goals and track their own progress.
周一目标 · 周五复盘 · 掌控本周。.
了解您孩子的老师——并且愿意提供帮助。.
DA 的所有老师都由我们的创始人 Marina Blumin 博士亲自挑选。他们拥有硕士或博士学位，或是已精通所教学科的大学毕业生。耐心、多种解释思路以及熟练运用科技是必备条件，而非额外要求。.
- 硕士、博士和专业学科大学毕业生。.
- 耐心，有条理，愿意用三种不同的方式重新教授一个概念。.
- 本周内置了额外的帮助，而不是事后才想到的。.
- 教师和学术领导者直接处理的 IEP 住宿。.
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Grades 5–8 · Richmond Hill
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Know exactly where your child stands.
A tour runs 30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real Grade 5–8 classroom and meet the teacher who would be your child’s.
If you want to know more about prices, schedules, or ask any questions, just fill out the form. You can also book a school tour. A tour runs 30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real Grade 5–8 classroom and meet the teacher who would be your child’s. No obligations or payment upfront.
玛丽娜·布卢明博士
玛丽娜·布鲁明博士创立了发现学院，其宗旨是：提高学生的知识水平，分数自然会随之而来。她在多伦多大学工作了20年，并教授数学超过40年。我们所有的教师都由她亲自挑选，每一位学生的进步都让她牵挂。.
Forty years of teaching math — built into your child's classroom.
Develops inter-subject courses that teach students to investigate, discover, and understand. That’s how real interest in math and science begins.
- 在多伦多大学工作了20年。.
- 40多年教数学.
- 在大多伦多地区广为人知，他以学生们真正理解的方式教授 9-12 年级的数学。.
家长首先问具体细节。.
视程序而定。提供付款计划。.
上午8:30開始接送。.
Homework help, clubs, included in tuition.
每个班级都配备一名专业课老师。.
由教师和学术领导出席。.
成立于2006年，位于安大略省列治文山。.
What Gr 5–8 parents ask most often.
Don’t see your question? Ask it on the assessment — that’s what it’s for.
Is the academic assessment a test my child needs to study for?
No. It’s a diagnostic, not an entrance exam. We want to see where your child actually stands — not a prepared performance.
My child is in Grade 8. Is it too late to transfer?
It’s tight but not too late. The earlier we see your child, the more gap we can close before Grade 9. Book an assessment first.
手机政策是什么？
上课期间不使用手机。我们不没收手机——我们设定预期并坚持执行。学校的文化让这件事比家长预期的要容易。.
How does mentorship actually work?
Small classes make it structural. Teachers know every student. Older students mentor younger ones through shared activities, trips, and everyday school life — not a formal scheme.
What about high school after Grade 8?
Most of our Grade 8 students continue into DA Grade 9. If you’re considering another high school, we’ll help you prepare – honestly – for that transition too.
我的孩子有特殊学习需求，DA可以满足吗？
是的。 IEP 的教学调整由班主任和学术领导者直接负责。小班教学使得真正的个性化成为可能。.
您向家长汇报什么？
Every incoming student gets a diagnostic report. Ongoing, we report specifics — not just letter grades. If your child is falling behind, you hear from us before the report card.
跳两个年级会不会让我孩子太累？
不——因为我们并非通过增加容量来加速。我们以更小的班级和更多的支持，更深入地教授更有难度的内容。优秀的学生会觉得这很有趣，而不是精疲力尽。.
Know exactly where your child stands.
A tour runs 30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real Grade 5–8 classroom and meet the teacher who would be your child’s.
If you want to know more about prices, schedules, or ask any questions, just fill out the form. You can also book a school tour. A tour runs 30–45 minutes. You’ll watch a real Grade 5–8 classroom and meet the teacher who would be your child’s. No obligations or payment upfront.
Learn more about the school
Grades 5–8 · Richmond Hill
一个工作日。无邮件列表。.