How you learn is unique to you
Unlock a better quality of life inside, and outside, the classroom
Whether its a single course or an entire academic journey, learning difficulties can hurt. But they don’t have to. Partnering with a learning strategist means building a personal tool kit that fits your learning style and lifestyle, too.
Science-backed
Holistic approach
All ages or academic levels
Learning diagnosis inclusive
What to expect
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The primary goal in your first session is to get to know your learning strategist. Within your comfort level, you’ll be asked to share more about your learning journey, such as...
What the highs and lows have been?
What’s led you to Awakened Learning?
You'll walk away from our initial 1:1 with a few types of strategies to integrate into your learning habits right away.
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Future sessions will look to tackle your specific and personal challenges, like how to study for an upcoming Bio test or how to start or finish that English essay.
We'll focus on both how to make it through particular hurdles and how to tackle future, similar assignments.
Sessions always include holistic approaches, ensuring we look at integrating strategies that consider your overall wellbeing. We understand how sleep, exercise, time outdoors, friendships, and community are all interrelated with school success.
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Together, you’ll create tips, tricks, hacks, approaches, mindsets, tools, and interventions tailored to your learning experience and journey.
Our aim is for every learner to build or expand on their toolkit to include strategies that make school easier, more successful, and even delightful.
We help learners in an environment that is built on trust, safety, inclusivity, and caring.
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We welcome every type of learner. That means that success will look different for everyone, like:
Less distracted in lessons or lectures.
Lower test or exam related stress.
Lower complexity for ADHD, anxiety, a medical condition, or learning diagnoses.
Better sleeping, eating, exercising, and work-life balance.
Whether your goals are similar or unique, our learning strategists are excited to help you shape your personal definition of success.
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While there is no firm commitment when you sign-up for a session, we do recommend 10-12 weekly sessions as a starting point for all learners.
We suggest a semester or term’s worth of sessions to properly experience growth/change depending on your assessment needs.
Attend a virtual workshop
Learn at your own pace
Hear from our clients
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She is putting everything she has learned from you and your team of strategists to good use. She no longer pulls all-nighters, she’s scheduling activities that she enjoys, meeting up with friends, getting enough sleep, and she’s even getting up early enough to drive herself to school! Impressive, right?
Stephanie, learner parent
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I do hope you see the face that I see when he is finished his sessions with you. The smile and more confidence is so overwhelming. He is so excited to talk to me about what you’ve discussed. He knows he can manage school and be a success. A little angry that he was not taught a lot of this while going through school right from the beginning but has it now and all these discussions will carry through with him all his life wherever he finds himself.
Sandy, learner parent
(third year post-secondary)
FAQ
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Learning strategies are designed to work for ALL students in ALL grades, years, subjects, and programs. They are beneficial not only for learners, but entire families who may be struggling with how to best support their loved ones through academic challenges.
Elementary
Middle school
High school
Post-secondary
Graduate & post-grad
Mature & returning learners
Self-directed learners
Learners with LDs, ADHD, Autism
Learners with anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD
Learners with chronic health conditions
Learners without a diagnosis, but still struggling with attention, procrastination, or perfectionism
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Time management
Prioritization
Note-taking
Essay-writing
Studying
Exam & test-taking
Assignments
Writing
Reading
Group presentations
Anything and every school task!
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Apps
Techniques
Digital resources
Physical tools
Books, worksheets, PDFs
Journals
Web-based help
Mindsets
Habits, rhythms & rituals
And more!
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Awakened Learning is committed to providing all students with a safe, brave, and accountable space to share and learn. Our pedagogy is anti-racist and anti-oppressive. Justice and unlearning is at the heart of all we do. This isn’t about any DEDI “checklist,” but rather a core commitment, guided by decolonization, to participating in more equity in education.
Note: As part of our commitment, if you would like to be matched with a learning strategist who is BIPOC or is non-binary or non-cisgender, we’re happy to make that connection. If you ever encounter anything that feels unwelcoming, please don’t hesitate to report it—it’s not your responsibility to teach, but we do invite all feedback.
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We offer a range of fees with the aim of enabling financial access for all interested families:
1:1 sessions with experienced learning strategists are $245 +HST
1:1 sessions with Deena are $425 +HST.
We are committed to financial accessibility and offer a range of no- and low-cost options to access learning strategies through Awakened Learning:
Check out Deena’s book Feel Good Learning, available in print, eBook, and audiobook.
Check out recordings including audio and video on Deena's page.
Consider our group learning strategy sessions, offered seasonally including free preview sessions.
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Learning strategies are great for anyone who believes they could benefit from a greater work-life balance or assistance when returning to academic pursuits.
Parents
Professionals
Returning students, including those who have dropped out or been put on probation in the past.
Find your strategist
Whatever you’re going through, we can help.
Our team is made up of strategists who all bring a holistic approach to improving your relationship with learning, with a variety of specializations like math, science, ADHD, ASD, multilingual, and more.