Dendrology
Guess Who?
By the Book
ABC's of ABA
Ancient History
100
This sturdy hardwood is known for its strength, acorns, and long lifespan.
Oak
100
In an ironic twist, this staff member was made responsible for conducting initial hiring interviews despite never actually having been formally interviewed for a job in her life.
Kate
100
Spaghetti straps, hoodies, yoga pants, bib overalls, and flip flops all serve as infractions of this oft-cited policy.
Dress Code
100
This is the cue that lets a learner know reinforcement is available for a particular behaviour.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
100
Though this building became the Gregory School in 2011, countless members of the local populace regularly wander in looking for this previous occupant.
City of Brantford
200
Lacking the “ever” in evergreen —this deciduous conifer looks like a pine, acts like a maple, and rhymes with “march.”
Larch
200
As a child, their parents had them try out many sports and activities to see which they might prefer. This has shaped them into an adult who keeps busy and has been known to try their hand at synchronized skating and rock climbing.
Angeline
200
Educational purposes, health and medical reasons, or supporting special education are the only listed reasons why use of one of these during a session might be deemed acceptable.
A Personal Phone
200
A child hums quietly to themselves because they like the sound—not for attention, escape, or access. This is an example of this behavioural function.
Automatic Behaviour
200
Our clinic has always made time for music, and sometimes squeezed in gym, but formal programming for this creative class has only been attempted once or twice in recent years.
Art Class
300
Across the ages, this room has served as a children’s library, an assessment room, a private student station, and an administrative office.
Willow Room
300
During their hiring process, they somehow kept quiet about nearly flunking their undergrad behaviourism course—miraculously passing with bare 50%.
Brier
300
They happen six times a year—three in the fall, three in the spring - and never when it's convenient.
Fire Drill
300
Refraining from talking about a client within earshot and ensuring doors are closed during bathroom visits are examples of maintaining this ethical cornerstone.
Client Dignity
300
Though we have operated comfortably out of the Brantford area for the past 14 years, Kalyana Support Services was actually founded in this location, roughly 20 minutes away.
Ancaster
400
Trees fill our rooms and grow on our grounds, but the most important one of all lives in this symbolic place.
400
Heads rolled at a golf course when a machine was thoroughly ruined after a refuelling mishap. The costly mistake wasn’t discovered for months, and this staff member - working on the greens crew at the time - never admitted to being the culprit.
Melanie
400
This human resources section serves as the newest update to our policies and procedures manual, as of October 23, 2025.
Disconnecting from Work
400
The removal of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of that response under similar conditions.
Negative Reinforcement
400
COVID-19 distancing protocols required the clinic to relocate the staff room from this previous location.
Walnut Room
500
Once upon a time, a pine, birch, and magnolia took root on our property (and the local news took note) - all in commemoration of this spring celebration.
Earth Day
500
Unexpected life events once led this long-serving staff member to suddenly quit their job, sell everything they owned, and plan a move to Turkey.
Catherine
500
If you embody a servant’s heart, hold high expectations, embrace growth, and care for the planet, you’re modelling traits from this section of our policies and procedures handbook.
Our Core Values
500
Between 1968 and 1977, Project Follow Through (the largest educational study in U.S. history) compared a variety of teaching models.
This method consistently outperformed all others in improving student outcomes.
Direct Instruction
500
Our clinic shares its name with this historical figure - a 6th-century leader known for his contributions to monastic education and church music, and a noted fan of exceptional learning.
Pope Gregory I (Saint Gregory)