Why RLA
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History Of RLA
Robert Land Academy is Canada’s only military-inspired private school. Located in the Niagara Region, Ontario, the Academy began to accept students in 1978. The Academy is named after Robert Land (1736-1818), he saw action in the Battle of Louisbourg (1758) and fought with General Wolfe at the Battle of Plains of Abranham (1759).
At the end of Hostilities, Captain Robert Land crossed the Niagara River. It was here, after so many hardships, that the Land family settled under the British Flag of Canada. G. Scott Bowman, the Academy’s Founder, is a direct descendent of Robert Land and his wife Phobe Land. Since the Academy started in 1978 there have been numerous developments in both program and infrastructure. The Academy boasts three barracks named in tribute to famous military figures. The Academy has a multipurpose sports facility which includes a large gym, weight room, boxing room and wrestling room. In addition, the 100+ students access the school building for their academics and a mess hall for their healthy nutritious meals.
Key Points
Success
Robert Land Academy has over 40 years of success working with boys to realize their potential and gain admission to post-secondary programs. Our program has a proven track record in providing benefits for boys diagnosed with or exhibiting characteristics of ADD/ADHD/ODD/NLD/NVLD and other Learning Disabilities, as well as for those boys who merely benefit from a structured distraction-free environment.
Academic Remediation
We provide a structured private boarding school program with an emphasis on academic remediation, university admission and the development of the self-care, self-discipline, and self-direction required for successful adulthood. Our rural location is removed from the distractions of an urban setting. We provide a distraction-free environment with no cell phones, computer games, personal laptops, personal computer access, Facebook and girlfriends.
Healthy Living
Robert Land Academy offers a physical activity program that promotes a healthy lifestyle and personal growth. Team sports promote social skills and the development of team work.
Nutritionally balanced and healthy meals are provided. An emphasis on regular self-care and routine.
Past Results
Frequently Asked Questions
How big is the school and where are you located?
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What academics do you offer?
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What adventure activities do you run at the Academy?
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What is a typical day for a student?
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What athletics are there?
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Is the school Inspected?
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Who is the typical applicant?
Boys are admitted to Robert Land Academy based upon their potential rather than their past. They are typically of above average intelligence but with marks that do not reflect their ability. They tend to have difficulty or be unwilling to concentrate on things that do not interest them and assume that they will enjoy the living standard by their parents as adults regardless of their effort. Some boys demonstrate characteristics of ADD, ADHD, ODD, DCD or LD.
Are you with the Cadet Corps?
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Our Academy, Our Program
Value-Based Expectations For Proper Conduct
A highly structured program operated with a military theme supports boys and young men to succeed who have experienced challenges or who have merely not responded to the traditional school system. Providing an environment that involves accountability and responsibility, boys are encouraged to gain control of themselves and their future. Here’s a look at what a cadet’s life is like at the Academy. The military model of Robert Land Academy is the foundation of its structured and disciplined living and learning community. Value-based expectations for proper conduct, with clearly defined rules and roles, has as their objective the accepting of responsibility for personal choice and the development of rational thought.
With a focus on the development of mind, body and character, the Academy addresses the needs of the boy as a whole in order that he can actualize his potential through gaining mastery over himself. Robert Land Academy utilizes a military model to reinforce the importance of structure, discipline, accountability and self-determination. The demanding intellectual and physical challenges are accompanied by training support and encouragement to assist each student in developing self-confidence and self-worth through genuine achievement.
Why A Military Model?
Provides consistency in the application of rules and roles
Promotes physical fitness
Openly encourages and recognizes effort and achievement
Provides incentives through promotion of rank to formally Recognize behaviour and attitude
Provides a template for self-care, routine and better mental health
Provides opportunities for teamwork and leadership
Promotes team building and getting along with others
Underscores the discipline and effort required for academic success
The purpose of the program is to help boys to help themselves to become the best that they can be whether this is in the context of preparing to do an assignment in mathematics or practicing for the upcoming basketball game. Our goal is to stimulate the growth of a sense of responsibility and self-determination and by so doing prepare each boy for a fulfilled productive and happy adulthood.
Structured Model
The highly structured environment at Robert Land Academy is intended to support and encourage boys to reach their potential. Responsibility and accountability are stressed as a means toward producing the realization that each action has consequences. Boys who do not behave appropriately are subject to discipline that includes physical exercise and loss of privileges. More severe issues can result in loss of rank, loss of weekend leaves or duties around the Academy. Boys are admitted to Robert Land Academy based upon our assessment of their potential for success and suitability to the program. Some of our boys have experienced some level of difficulty related to attitude, concentration, focus, respect for authority or respect for themselves. A portion of them have been described as being ADD, ADHD, ODD, or some other form of Learning Disability.
An overwhelming majority of our students experience a dramatic improvement in their academic performance and success within the first semester of enrolment. Over the past decade, 100 per cent of the graduates who applied to the college or university were accepted. In addition to improved academic performance, the average boy’s level of health and fitness is greatly improved through diet, exercise and activity. Issues with weight, poor levels of physical fitness and general lethargy are positively addressed through mandatory participation in all aspects of the program. Improved physical fitness contributes to a more positive outlook towards life, greater self-confidence and higher energy levels. These combined with concentrated remediation and structured mandatory study halls result in a fresh chance for success.
Feedback
Here’s some feedback about our military school for boys from a local school board official.
Unique And Effective Method
“It would appear to me that you have truly discovered a unique and effective method of providing service to this very special segment of student population. In my capacity as teacher, principal and now superintendent I, like you, have seen far too many youngsters ‘fall through the cracks’ of the institutional educational system. Your efforts to provide a safety net for these unique and challenging individuals appears to be well matched to their needs. Congratulations!”
Paul Perron
Superintendent Of Education, Niagara Catholic District School Board
Responsibility and Accountability
Robert Land Academy offers a highly structured environment that is intended to support and encourage boys to reach their potential. Responsibility and accountability are stressed as a means of producing the realization that each action has consequences. Boys who do not behave appropriately are subject to a discipline code that includes physical exercise and loss of privileges. More severe issues can result in loss of rank, loss of weekend leaves or duties around the Academy.
The campus at Robert Land Academy is situated on 168 picturesque acres of rural land in the heart of the historic Niagara Peninsula. It offers a tranquil setting free from harmful distractions and influences. The facilities include an academic building with classrooms and laboratories, a library, barracks-style dormitories, a dining hall, an administration building, and a fully equipped gymnasium as well as outdoor playing fields.
The Faculty is composed of dedicated men and women who have an abiding interest in the academic, emotional and physical well-being of their cadets. Teachers not only instruct but also coach sports teams, run clubs, tutor, supervise meals and daily study halls and are responsible for a section of ten cadets. Two registered nurses are on staff, a forensic psychotherapist, sports therapist and a medical doctor make visits to the Academy twice weekly.
Life Changing Stories And Reviews
FROM OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND ALUMNI
Featured Testimonial – Grade 8 Parent 2021
10 Reasons Why Your Son Should Go To Robert Land Academy
“Children lose a sense of responsibility and understanding of what is important in the real-life, because of the various video games and TV access available to them. Some boys are so smart, that they will manipulate the system further – “they gave me a computer, so they will give me whatever I want, I just have to push harder”.”
Ludmila
A Parent Of A Recent Grade 8 Graduate
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