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.
These 10 tips from SelfDesign® Learning Foundation capture the successful strategies, approaches and best practices that our B.C. certified educators rely on to ensure learners are learning, meet Ministry of Education requirements, and are engaged in their own learning.
The 10 tips from SelfDesign® Learning Foundation capture the successful strategies, approaches and best practices that our parents rely on to ensure learners are learning, meet Ministry of Education requirements, and are engaged in their own learning.
Our new SelfDesign® website offers a streamlined layout, easy-to-find information about our programs, and two new features – a series of heartfelt videos about learners, families and educators that speak to our culture and values, and a new blog that illustrates our unique approach and philosophy to learning.
PowerSchool has advised they are working continuously (through the weekend) on a solution to their recent outages. At this time, PowerSchool has requested educators and families at SelfDesign only use the system after 5 pm from today, through the weekend.
SelfDesign Learning Foundation® considers the health and safety of its learners, families, educators and contractors its first priority. Wherever the COVID-19 pandemic takes us in the coming days, we are committed to supporting our entire community.
Meet Michelle Quesnel-Tosney and Paul Tosney. Together, the duo, who are married, make up the SelfDesign Enrolment Team’s frontline that helps guide families through SelfDesign®’s enrolment process.
This document contains SelfDesign® Learning Foundation’s COVID-19 Safety Plan including policies, procedures, and protocols the organization has put in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Click here to review our COVID-19 Safety Plan.
Enrolment for SelfDesign®’s 2020/21 learning year has begun. As of March 19, families of learners who are participating in the current learning year can apply to continue their SelfDesign journey in September. Families of learners who will be new to SelfDesign in the new learning year can begin the enrolment process on April 2, 2020.
