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 [...]

Dive into the learning year with exciting activities perfect for your home learner

2024-08-29T09:54:50-07:00August 29th, 2024|HomeLearners Network|

We have awesome home learning activities to help make the jump back into the learning year super engaging! Perfect for young artists, scientists, readers, dreamers and more, our activities are interactive, educational, and designed by passionate certified educators! Get excited [...]

Faces of SelfDesign: Paul Mackisoc and the Procurement team

2024-08-21T10:59:59-07:00August 21st, 2024|Who We Are|

Procurement supports learners, families and the SelfDesign organization SelfDesign® Learning Foundation’s Director of Procurement brings deep and broad experience in the field to the role. As an accredited and certified supply chain management and procurement specialist, Paul Mackisoc has managed [...]

Diane Walters: Mentor, curriculum designer and inspiration for many learners

2024-08-07T11:03:19-07:00August 7th, 2024|Who We Are|

When SelfDesign® Learning Community merged with the International School of the Kootenays in 2009 and began offering grades 10 to 12 to young people across B.C., educator Diane Walters came to SelfDesign as part of the package. The well-known Nelson-based [...]

SelfDesign receives two commendations during BC Ministry of Education Monitoring Inspection

2025-03-03T16:07:24-08:00July 24th, 2024|Our Approach|

Inspectors from the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care gave SelfDesign® Learning Community two commendations on the school’s annual external evaluation from the Ministry, this year a Monitoring Inspection. “The external evaluation process is an opportunity to reflect on [...]

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