Quebec City has its Winter Carnival. Winnipeg has the Festival du Voyageur. Edmonton has the Deep Freeze Festival. Many communities in Canada and beyond hold winter festivals. They celebrate light and community in the coldest, darkest time of year. They [...]
We couldn’t think of a better way to bring in 2024 than by introducing tons of new activities for your kids to explore! Celebrate the winter season with activities like Hibernation Hullabaloo and Winter Animal Finger Puppets. Combine art and [...]
More than two years ago, in September 2021, a learner in grade 9 approached SelfDesign® Learning Community’s Principals Team with an idea. She wanted to know if the school would be interested in supporting a learners’ newspaper, written for and [...]
By River Meyer, SelfDesign® Director of Organizational Learning & Culture Within SelfDesignLearning Foundation, we believe in the importance of professional and personal development through continuous learning. One of the offerings we provide to our contractors is called Community Conversation. These [...]
Celeste has spent her entire schooling journey to date with SelfDesign® Learning Community, beginning in 2012, when she started grade one. Her parents had learned about our kindergarten to grade 12 program when she was a toddler and thought it [...]
Our Grade 6–7 Theme and Grade 8–9 Theme offerings allow learners to connect with their peers in safe, supportive online spaces, grow their comfort at communicating online and gain skills they’ll need in later grades.
In 1984, our founder, Brent Cameron, registered the organization called SelfDesign® Learning Foundation with the Province of British Columbia. His goal: to provide choice in education for families and learners of all ages across B.C. and beyond by putting learners [...]
At SelfDesign, being accessible means creating learning and working environments that allow everyone to participate fully without barriers. “We are committed to providing a learning and working environment that supports all learners, families and contractors and provides equitable opportunities to [...]
By River Meyer, SelfDesign Director of Organizational Learning and Culture This is the seventh article in a series exploring the SelfDesign philosophy. I have always found that parenting skills require ongoing navigation. They are rarely a straight-ahead course. In my [...]
In 2021, when SelfDesign Education Assistant Meghan mentioned to colleague Talisha that she thought she had been the only person who had applied for the position in 2020, Talisha set her straight. “No. No, you weren’t,” Talisha said. “I know, [...]
