SelfDesign® Family Services strives to be “a steward of compassion and understanding within the SelfDesign community offering support to learners, families, Learning Consultants, mentors and contractors.” Given this, we are excited to be working with a group of keen grade 10–12 learners to launch SelfDesign’s own Gender Sexual Orientation Alliance (GSA).
At SelfDesign®, at the core of our Kindergarten to Grade 12 online learning school, is the belief that learning happens all the time, and the learner is always at centre. Learning stems from curiosity and each individual learner’s passion and interests, whether that's at home engaging with family during game night, or connecting with nature in an old-growth cedar forest... Learning happens everywhere.
At SelfDesign®, we believe that every learner has a unique voice, and our inclusive kindergarten to grade 12 program is committed to listening to each and every child – however they are able to communicate. Every learner with special needs is unique, and we reflect this by providing programming that is personalized or individualized to each learner.
Whether it's around sexual orientation and gender identity, or issues related to the interconnected nature of different aspects of identity and diversity – such as race, religion and ability – SelfDesign® has always strived to be, and prided itself on being, an inclusive place where learners are comfortable to be themselves authentically.
Meet Sierra, a 17-year-old SelfDesign® learner who has already managed to do a TEDx talk and become a teacher of carbon farming and carbon sequestration. This is one of the many examples of how SelfDesign enables young people to learn by pursuing their passions.
When it comes to innovative models for learning, SelfDesign® leads the way. In fact, innovation has been integral to SelfDesign since its conception. Read the full history of how SelfDesign came to be!
Music and movement are powerful catalysts for your kids' growth and development! When incorporated into learning, they foster personal expression, confidence, creativity, collaboration, memory building and so much more. They can also spark an appreciation for the arts that transcends childhood, leading to enhanced well-being in adulthood. "There's just so much beauty and joy that comes from being connected to [...]
Lia Meyer, Class of 2015, still feels that way Lia, a member of SelfDesign® Learning Community’s Class of 2015, came to Canada and Wondertree, SelfDesign’s predecessor in-person school, with her mother, River Meyer. They were living in Colorado when River met Brent Cameron, the founder of Wondertree and SelfDesign, and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2004 so River could [...]
HomeLearners Network (HLN) offers a playground of fun, online learning activities for your home learner. Our guides excel in both crafting and leading diverse STEAM-focused activities that blend multiple subjects into topics that kids love. Our goal is to create a fun, interactive, and hands-on learning experience for your kid! We're thrilled to add the creativity of our brand-new Guides, [...]
Sarah Graeme recently moved to Denman Island to work with and learn from noted B.C. artist Gordon Hutchens, whose wood-fired ceramics pieces are featured in collections around the world. Ceramics by Sarah Graeme, © Sarah Graeme This is just one of many moves Sarah has undertaken to learn from artist–mentors in the field of ceramics since she finished [...]