A Profile of W. Ross Macdonald School for Students
who are Blind, Visually Impaired and Deafblind
Dan Maggiacomo, Principal
W. Ross Macdonald School for students who are
Blind, Visually Impaired and Deafblind, Brantford,
Ontario
dan.maggiacomo@ontario.ca
Brief Overview and History
The W. Ross Macdonald School (WRMS) is a unique educational
community serving students, aged 5 to 21, who are blind, visually impaired or
deafblind. The school, located
on 68 acres of parkland and natural
surroundings in Brantford, Ontario, has offered quality educational programs
since 1872. The buildings date from the original days of the school to our
most recent addition, a beautiful and modern Senior Residence built in 2014.
There are three schools within WRMS, the Elementary School, Secondary
School, and our school for students who are deafblind. In many ways WRMS
is like any other school in Ontario, offering regular curriculum classes leading
to an Ontario Secondary
School Diploma. Our students go on to attend
colleges and universities or go on to the workplace. WRMS is unique in its
focus on the Expanded Core Curriculum in the daily lives of all of our
students. We have specialist teachers of the blind and deafblind, as well as
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