A proven method, founders from research and medicine, and a team of 10+ graduate-level teachers.
After more than a decade in classrooms, university courses and research labs, our founders kept seeing bright students who had memorized procedures without ever learning where they come from. When a question changed shape, everything fell apart.
AAD exists to fix that, one student at a time, with the rigour of a research university and the care of a private teacher.
If a student can explain why, they can solve what they've never seen before.
A free 30-minute conversation.
An academic director learns the student's goals, marks and learning style, and gives honest advice on next steps.
Find the real gaps.
Trouble in calculus is often a gap in functions; trouble in physics is often algebra. We find the root cause first.
A plan built for one student.
A written plan aligned to the course outline and test dates, with a teacher matched to the subject and the student.
From first principles.
Intuition first, then formalism, then exam-speed fluency. Students do the thinking; teachers guide it.
Progress parents can see.
Notes after every session and a written report every four weeks, so progress is tracked rather than assumed.
Our founders design the curriculum, train every teacher and review every learning plan.
Co-Founder · Research & Teaching
PhD, University of Toronto · university research and teaching
Co-Founder · Medicine & Life Sciences
MD, University of Ottawa · Faculty of Medicine
Every AAD educator holds or is completing a Master's, PhD or MD, and many are published researchers with university teaching experience.
We're growing, and always looking for graduate-level teachers who love to teach.
Thirty minutes with an academic director. You'll leave with a clear plan, whether or not you join the 200+ families who trust AAD.
