All of our BC certified educators advise, guide, mentor and support learners and families through the learning process, but their titles vary. Here is a quick guide to the different kinds of educators our learners and families may work with at SelfDesign.
Lori draws on years of behind-the-scenes experience administering and supporting SelfDesign offerings to share her insights and tips on how families can make the most of their SelfDesign learning experience
This SelfDesign educator’s own experiences and interests in technology and board and video games, and his training as a social worker, help him to connect with and support diverse learners interested in exploring technology.
Not only does Marianne understand SelfDesign’s philosophy and approach, she lives it.
Darrell Letourneau is responsible for managing SelfDesign’s popular online subscription accounts. He works with the SelfDesign Educational Programs team to assess individual subscription offerings to ensure they align with our core community values of equitability and access and they follow our learners’ passions and interests while providing tonnes of fun.
SelfDesign learning consultant and Support Education Services Team Coordinator Corinne Metcalfe brings to her role deep and broad experience working with children with special needs. This includes nine years as a SelfDesign learning consultant, 15 coordinating programs for children with special needs at schools around the world, and over 10 years as a special education teacher and inclusion consultant in Alberta. She has also overseen university practicum programs for special education assistants-in-training. In this interview with Corinne, she shares her experiences and insights about her work.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Todd Butler, the new team lead for SelfDesign Family Services, talks about what the team does to support learners and families and his own SelfDesign experience.
As we expand the educational programs offered by SelfDesign Learning Foundation, the team that leads these programs has undergone some changes.
Careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are becoming ever more important, and at SelfDesign, learners who finish grade 12 with a Dogwood Diploma have the same opportunities to pursue post-secondary studies and careers in STEM as any other learners who graduate from high school in B.C. At SelfDesign® Learning Community, we are applying cutting-edge educational research to our [...]
On October 30, 2022, 18-year-old Nicholas set a world record in the men's 200-metre freestyle S14 swimming event at the FINA [International Swimming Federation] World Cup preliminaries in Toronto. Three months earlier, he had set a Commonwealth Games record in the 200-m freestyle S14 Para swimming event in Birmingham, England. Those achievements followed a silver medal in the same event [...]