Imagine an innovative and personalized approach to learning …

We go above and beyond the walls of a classroom because your child does too.
We offer a personalized and flexible approach to education for approximately 2,000 learners from kindergarten to grade 12 each year.
We follow the B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care curriculum.
Our B.C. certified educators provide personalized one-to-one learning.
Our foundation supports education for residents of B.C.
Your child can graduate with a B.C. Certificate of Graduation, Adult Graduation Diploma or School Completion Certificate. They have the same opportunity to apply for university or college as a child in a brick-and-mortar school.
Our inclusive education program provides equal access to learning opportunities for all learners, by providing personalized support services to learners with special needs.

HOW IT WORKS

What to expect in each grade
Who are our educators
What a calendar year looks like
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OUR APPROACH

Where learning takes place
What is personalized learning
What is online learning
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SUPPORT SERVICES

Our support services are for learners with special needs
How we support your child
Our support services team
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A supportive learning experience in your home, online and community

Your child takes the lead in their own learning in your own home environment and within your local and online communities, guided by one of approximately 185 B.C. certified educators.

We also engage professional service providers to support your child in areas such as music, art, speech and occupational therapy, physical education classes, and more.

You are an expert in knowing your child and are a valued part of the circle of relationships that include parent/guardian, learner and educator.

As a new model of education for the 21st century, online learning offers solutions to many of the challenges faced by traditional brick-and-mortar schools. It also provides learning experiences that are flexible and supportive of the needs of today’s generation of learners.

Online learning meets provincial standards and is directed and supervised by a B.C. certified educator, with the responsibility for the program resting on SelfDesign Learning Community.

Homeschooling should not be confused with online learning. While homeschooling is the responsibility of the parent, students enrolled in a online learning school such as SelfDesign Learning Community are guided and supported by teachers certified by the B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch.

What sets us apart

Learning happens everywhere

Prepared for success

Personalized learning

A supportive approach

B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care approved

Indigenous Learning

SelfDesign Learning Experiences Library

Inclusive education

Our numbers tell a story

In the 2020-21 learning year, we celebrated many successes.

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K-12 PROGRAM

Learners were supported in the SelfDesign Learning Community K-12 program.

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SPECIAL NEEDS

Learners with Special Needs were supported through our Support Services.

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EVENTS

Learners and families attended seven SelfDesign camps, six of which were online.

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PROGRAM COMPLETION

Learners completed their education with SelfDesign Learning Community

What our families have to say

SelfDesign has provided us the academic flexibility to focus on our children’s individual needs as well as clarifying our family values and aligning our studies with what matters to us most. Creating a warm, cozy learning environment at home has not only allowed us to connect more deeply as a family but it’s also allowed our children to blossom emotionally while feeling unconditional love and support.”

Leslie & Thomas, SelfDesign Parents

…Learning isn’t something that happens when a child reaches a certain age, but when there is an intuitive need for knowledge. When they are allowed to learn at their own rate, what they are truly curious about, they are in a natural state of love and learning is effortless…I love that SelfDesign honours our individual approach to learning.”

Shelly, SelfDesign Parent

Thank you for your incredible input into our lives these past few years. [SelfDesign] has been such a huge part of my evolution in allowing my girls’ freedom to explore their interests rather than simply replicate ‘school’ at home. Your love and care for us all has been felt in the numerous ways you have gone above and beyond. So, so grateful for your presence in our lives.”

Roey, SelfDesign Parent

Our educator is a mentor to me as a mom in this role of both parenting and educating my kids. She has all the resources we need through SelfDesign, plus she’s on my side, she gets my situation and she helps me see the things I can’t see.”

Cheryl, SelfDesign Parent

Just getting [my son] up in the morning is ten times more difficult than a child without special needs, He has massive melt-downs over and over. Flexibility is the key thing I really like about SelfDesign. Having the ability to tailor Marcus’s education based on what we need and where we are is so important.”

Chantel, SelfDesign Parent (of a son with special needs)

The ability to self-motivate has really stayed with me and has helped in my life since graduation. When I see an opportunity, I just go for it. I know that procrastinating is not going to get me anywhere. When I see something I want to do, or a job I want, I make that phone call or write that email and send it off right away. I learned these contextual lessons through SelfDesign.”

Quinn, SelfDesign Learner