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 [...]

How to keep the joy of learning alive this summer

2024-07-11T11:09:34-07:00July 11th, 2024|HomeLearners Network, Our Approach|

The summer holiday is the perfect time for fun, relaxation and a break from routine. It’s also prime time for exploration and discovery, and new learning opportunities! Rather than letting education take a backseat, summer provides a unique opportunity to [...]

Kalev Tait, Virtual High 1993–1997, remembers a tight-knit, supportive community

2025-01-24T15:10:57-08:00June 27th, 2024|Who We Are, Learner Stories|

Drawing on almost 20 years of experience producing video games in the U.K., Kalev Tait recently co-founded video-game company Ludic Lemur in 2023 in Vancouver. The Virtual High alumnus had returned, with his young family, to the city where he [...]

SelfDesign learner recognized as Youth Citizen of the Year in her community

2024-06-20T12:52:38-07:00June 20th, 2024|Learner Stories|

In March this year, Evelyn received a phone call from the Rotary Club of Ashcroft/Cache Creek telling her they were recognizing her as the Youth Citizen of the Year for all the volunteer work she’d done over the two previous [...]

Summer camps and activities for Home Learners!

2025-04-09T15:56:28-07:00June 12th, 2024|HomeLearners Network, Our Approach|

The buzz of summer vacation is here! A favourite time of year for many kiddos, summer is revered as the perfect time to explore, create, be social and spontaneous. It’s also full of opportunities to keep learning! HomeLearners Network (HLN) [...]

Our in-house therapists support learners and families on their SelfDesign journeys

2024-09-13T07:31:37-07:00June 5th, 2024|Parents/Guardians, Our Approach|

​​When our learners find that they’re having difficulties keeping up with or managing their learning, SelfDesign is there to help. Every learner enrolled with SelfDesign® Learning Community can be referred by their learning consultant for support, if needed, from our [...]

SelfDesign scores high with prestigious re-accreditation

2024-05-22T11:43:47-07:00May 22nd, 2024|Our Approach|

SelfDesign® Learning Community recently received a glowing performance re-accreditation from the pre-eminent Cognia network. The re-accreditation — SelfDesign’s second since it was first accredited by Cognia in 2011 — demonstrates the school’s continuing success at meeting the needs of its [...]

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