About Foothills Academy

Established in 1979, Foothills Academy was the first school for learning disabled children in Alberta and one of the first in Canada. Foothills Academy has a dual purpose:

1. To offer a fulltime School Program for students with learning disabilities, and

2. To provide to the greater community, a Community Services component consisting of assistance to professionals and parents as well as research, tutoring inservice, lectures and the publishing of materials relevant to the learning disabled child.

One of the most notable examples of community support is the establishment of our permanent facility in northwest Calgary. The international award winning facility was two years in the planning and facilitates flexibility for classroom groupings, observation of students and demonstration of teaching/treatment techniques, research, planning, etc. The facility is equipped with 16 classrooms and has the capacity to serve up to 200 students. The state of the art science labs, computer lab, a well-equipped gym, conference rooms, assessment rooms and lecture theater all contribute to creating a positive learning environment, and to assist the community in the understanding and the treatment of those with learning disabilities.