SelfDesign’s approach sparked a dream career and a passion for community-supported, learner-centred education in this long-time educator

2025-01-31T10:52:28-08:00December 5th, 2024|Who We Are|

SelfDesign educator Darcy Kaltio tells a story of how nurturing and supportive the SelfDesign approach to learning is. In about 2006, a child and mother visited the Wondertree Learning Centre in Vancouver, where Darcy was working, to see if it [...]

December’s learning activities will flex your kiddo’s literacy and creativity muscles!

2025-02-18T19:54:14-08:00November 29th, 2024|HomeLearners Network|

Our HomeLearners Network program has some exciting activities happening this December that promise great learning opportunities! Kids will love diving into sustainable practices in Earth Changers, yoga practices in December Monday Yoga, and diverse art practices like Simple Handmade Books [...]

Why learning ASL builds communication, empathy and learning skills for kids

2024-12-09T15:06:19-08:00November 13th, 2024|HomeLearners Network|

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is a powerful tool for kids because it offers immediate and lifelong benefits! It opens doors to communication with a broader community, helps kids develop empathy and social awareness, and supports linguistic and visual learning! [...]

Revolutionary project sparked a passion for the environment and a career shaping environmental policy

2025-01-24T14:55:47-08:00November 6th, 2024|40th Anniversary, Who We Are, Learner Stories|

Katherine’s Virtual High story Katherine Muncaster joined Virtual High in 1993, one of the first 35 learners to enroll with the revolutionary new learning program for teens that Brent Cameron and Michael Maser created in an old Vancouver mansion. She [...]

Discover exciting November activities: STEAM learning, arts & crafts, yoga, theatre and more!

2024-11-20T14:53:32-08:00October 30th, 2024|HomeLearners Network|

Get ready for an exciting November! Your kiddo will dive into the world of theatre arts, explore STEAM topics like creating chemical reactions, and take on fun, hands-on projects to learn about environmental stewardship! Check out a few of November's [...]

How to help your kid embrace new beginnings with a growth mindset and goal setting

2024-11-20T14:50:57-08:00October 15th, 2024|HomeLearners Network|

Like the changing seasons, a new learning year brings new opportunities and challenges! As the leaves turn to stunning colours and start to fall, kids have a chance to enrich the soils of their learning year by setting goals and [...]

Freedom and the ability to mix learning and play: Tallisen’s Wondertree story

2025-01-24T15:01:24-08:00October 3rd, 2024|Who We Are, Learner Stories|

Freedom is what Tallisen Soong Smith appreciates most about her four years with Wondertree and SelfDesign. That, and the ability to mix learning and play. “It was only in my later years, in my 20s, that I realized I’d been [...]

Check out October learning activities that are great for building confidence and making friends!

2024-10-29T11:21:13-07:00September 25th, 2024|HomeLearners Network|

This October our HomeLearners Network program has some awesome activities that will help your child develop diverse skills in writing, photography, yoga and more! Many of the activities are wonderful for working with peers and making new home learning buddies [...]

Game On! Grade 12 digital media offering developed in response to learner demand

2024-09-18T09:27:11-07:00September 18th, 2024|Education Innovation|

SelfDesign learners entering grade 12 who have enjoyed the Virtual Dreamers and Life Gamified themes offered to grade 10 and 11 learners now can continue their explorations of digital media. SelfDesign rolled out the new Game On! theme last year. [...]

40 years of exploring her interests and following her passions: A conversation with Ilana Cameron

2025-01-24T15:05:33-08:00September 12th, 2024|40th Anniversary, Who We Are, Learner Stories|

When six-year-old Ilana asked her dad to teach her at home instead of enrolling her in grade one at a local Vancouver brick-and-mortar school, Brent embarked on what would become a decades-long educational experiment in personalized learning to support his [...]

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