Faces of SelfDesign: Meet Darrell Letourneau, Ed Support: Subscriptions

2022-02-11T14:04:45-08:00January 13th, 2022|Who We Are|

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.

Frequently asked questions about the return to in-person activities during COVID-19

2022-02-01T20:08:13-08:00January 7th, 2022|COVID-19|

FAQs are updated as provincial health orders and safety protocols change, and as information becomes available.   How are SelfDesign Learning Community’s updated Communicable Disease Safety Protocols different from the safety protocols that were part of last year’s five stages [...]

Faces of SelfDesign: It comes down to relationship – Corinne Metcalfe, Support Education Services team lead

2021-12-14T17:21:20-08:00December 14th, 2021|Who We Are|

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.

The reconciliAction ripple effect: Every Indigenous Education offering and resource advances SelfDesign’s commitment towards reconciliation

2022-03-02T13:56:54-08:00November 26th, 2021|Our Approach|

No one single program or event SelfDesign offers and no one single discussion we host within our community will suddenly change the world. But they each might advance reconciliation a little bit further, and over time, this can build.

Making the most of the grade 10 to 12 experience at SelfDesign: Learners’ advice to peers

2022-03-02T13:56:20-08:00October 21st, 2021|Our Approach|

Learners who completed SelfDesign’s grade 10 to 12 program in 2021 share advice and tips with learners beginning grade 10.

The role of the learner: Placing the child at the centre of their own learning journey

2022-03-02T13:56:05-08:00October 13th, 2021|Our Approach|

Learners influence their own learning experiences in many ways at SelfDesign by collaborating with their families and educators to shape their own personalized learning plans.

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