At Wayside Academy, we recognize that our students have a distinctive place in their family, school, community, country and Church as persons whom God has created and called.

Supportive and inspiring teachers, a lively Catholicism and a genuine respect for family and culture form a milieu in which boys and girls can become joyful young men and women of accomplishment, service and faith.

By interweaving the classical, natural, and Catholic into an integrated learning experience, Wayside offers students an outstanding Education for Life in terms of faith, vocation, livelihood, citizenship and personal fulfilment.

From the tradition of Western civilization, Wayside has adapted the classical emphasis upon grammar, logic and rhetoric known as the Trivium. At the primary, intermediate and secondary levels, mastering fundamentals (grammar), thinking clearly (logic) and communicating well (rhetoric) permeates every educational endeavour regardless of the discipline. Possession of these 'tools of learning' equips the young person to succeed admirably in any walk of life.

While the horizons of history seem endless, a student's time is limited. And so, his course of study must be focussed in order to attain understanding. Over twelve years, the Wayside student mines the richness of Western learning - as represented by the heritage of the great cities of Jerusalem, Athens and Rome and mediated through Christian Europe - by systematically examining aspects of the ancient, medieval, renaissance and modern periods.

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At Wayside, they teach different ways - it caters to everyone's way of learning.

-- A mother

I feel like I have my children back.

-- A mother, after two months

Wayside Academy is one of those extraordinary signs of hope... a new springtime...

-- Michael D. O'Brien, author

Wayside Academy started in 1995, with a founding group of six families, who rented the basement of a parish hall in the town of Peterborough, Ontario. From these humble beginnings, we gradually progressed to our current size and location. The present facility, at 9,765 sq. ft. and located on 5.1 acres, is already accredited for up to 210 students, and enrollment is expected to increase over the next several years.

In the summer of 2007, we gave the interior a major facelift - and established a beautiful chapel with the Blessed Sacrament housed in our midst. We invite you to come explore!

At the Easter Ceilidh, April 14, a photographer from "Snap" magazine stopped by to capture a few photos of the dance & the participants. Check out this link to Snap'd magazine to see the photos for yourself. :-) Hard copies of the magazine are available all over Peterborough County. 

Snap Magazine

Wayside Academy was an integral part of the Way of the Cross performed by the youth of Peterborough Diocese.

16-year-old Maria DeCiccio's rendition of the song "Via Dolorosa" (Way of Suffering) provides a powerful emotional musical background for the Way of the Cross performance through the streets of Peterborough by the youth of the Peterborough diocese.

This the the 7th year in a row that the youth performed this Good Friday re-enactment initiated by the youth themselves and fully supported by Bishop Nicola De Angelis and his diocese. Note that no soundtrack was added to the video. The music you hear was actually occurring during the filming in the church or on the streets.