SelfDesign_® provided the tools for learner Maia, to write and publish her first novel on Amazon! Maia credits this tremendous accomplishment to her work ethic, drive and persistence to succeed in her craft. According to Maia, this achievement also wouldn't have been possible without the support of her learning consultants and learning specialists in grades 10–12.

SelfDesign_® Learning Community provides an inclusive, personalized, and flexible approach to education for approximately 2,000 learners from kindergarten to grade 12 each year. The school offers competency-driven, concept-, project- and inquiry-based learning opportunities that are meaningful and relevant to learners -- including support and opportunity for learners like Ava to prepare a submission for contests such as CBC’s First Page Youth Writing Competition.

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.

Explore the B.C. Ministry-approved pathways to completion at SelfDesign_®! Find out how we support learners like Quinne to achieve their goals in a way that best suits them. Pathways to completion: Dogwood Diploma, Adult Graduation Diploma and Evergreen Certificate.

Read about Megumi Terashita-Clark, the mother of two children affected by autism, and how their 13-year journey with SelfDesign_® has positively shaped and transformed their lives forever.

What happens when a young person uses the freedom of time and space that self-directed learning offers to channel their passions and become dedicated to a goal? Find out what 18-year-old SelfDesign_® learner, Sophie, accomplished while travelling across South America.