{"id":13215,"date":"2016-09-08T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nidesweb.sd71.bc.ca\/?page_id=13215"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:35:15","slug":"supporting-students-special-needs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/index.php\/our-programs\/supporting-students-special-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Diverse Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8pnfof-2400b178b6f73b5f3ec5a079ae9f1e71\">\n#top .flex_column.av-8pnfof-2400b178b6f73b5f3ec5a079ae9f1e71{\nmargin-top:-20px;\nmargin-bottom:0;\n}\n.flex_column.av-8pnfof-2400b178b6f73b5f3ec5a079ae9f1e71{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-8pnfof-2400b178b6f73b5f3ec5a079ae9f1e71{\nmargin-top:-20px;\nmargin-bottom:0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8pnfof-2400b178b6f73b5f3ec5a079ae9f1e71 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-21st02n-8c7a429a8cfa9189da714622cdf73739\">\n.avia-image-container.av-21st02n-8c7a429a8cfa9189da714622cdf73739 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-21st02n-8c7a429a8cfa9189da714622cdf73739 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-21st02n-8c7a429a8cfa9189da714622cdf73739 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-45867 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-45867 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-1500x688.jpg\" alt='' title='girl with painted hands'  height=\"688\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-1500x688.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-1030x473.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-1536x705.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands-705x323.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.navigatenides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/girl-with-painted-hands.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1k968e7-017500bb2aa2e6e7d0e1e011004df81f\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1k968e7-017500bb2aa2e6e7d0e1e011004df81f{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-1k968e7-017500bb2aa2e6e7d0e1e011004df81f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-1k968e7-017500bb2aa2e6e7d0e1e011004df81f{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1k968e7-017500bb2aa2e6e7d0e1e011004df81f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-49djmn-df25471b48bc4bd8b52bb47bbfc2588f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Many students with diverse needs and abilities find a welcoming alternative at Navigate-NIDES. Our online learning programs offer an avenue that allows learners to progress at their own pace and in the comfort of their own homes while maintaining the sense of community of a conventional school environment on their terms.<\/p>\n<p>When you register your child with diverse needs and abilities at Navigate-NIDES, one of our British Columbia certified Learning Support Teachers (LSTs) will create an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in consultation with you. This plan will consider your child\u2019s strengths and areas for growth, and outline how to best support them throughout their educational journey, helping them reach their full potential.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-20\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-20 staff-directory\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Primary Areas<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>E-Mail Address<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Phone Extension<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kara Hobbs<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Heartwood Learning Communities<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"mailto:Kar.Hobbs@sd71.bc.ca\">Kara.Hobbs@sd71.bc.ca<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">250-337-5300 (15146)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kim Curtis<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fae; Online K-9 Low 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