About Janus

"A leader in enhancing quality of life through innovative specialized education for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families"

The Janus Academy was established in Calgary in 1997 to operate as an accredited, independent non profit school to meet the unique educational needs of school-aged children with autism. The mission of the Janus Academy is to provide children with autism with an intensive and individualized education using proven and effective ABA teaching methods. Janus Academy specializes in providing an educational approach that is based on the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis within structured individualized instruction and small group teaching sessions. Each student's program is based upon an individualized Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (Sundberg & Partington; 1998), adapted Alberta Learning Curriculum, and a Functional Behavioral Assessment for behaviors that may interfere with learning.

Currently, Janus Academy has 37 students enrolled from grade 1 to grade 12. Janus Academy leases 5 classrooms in Ramsay School and 5 classrooms within McDougall United church in which we conduct a 10-month (September to June) school year. Each classroom is made up of 4 to 9 students, a certified teacher or qualified group instructor, and behavioral therapists that carry out individual program and classroom goals. Individual program goals are developed and supervised by a Program Coordinator. All of our instructors receive extensive training in functional analysis of behavior, discrete trial teaching, reinforcement techniques, verbal behavior, and data collection.

Each student is given the opportunity to participate in a variety of school programs such as art, computers, phys-ed, music and cooking. These extra-curricular activites help to enhance each students program and are designed specificall with the needs of each of our students.