By River Meyer, SelfDesign Director of Organizational Learning and Culture This is the seventh article in a series exploring the SelfDesign philosophy. I have always found that parenting skills require ongoing navigation. They are rarely a straight-ahead course. In my [...]
In 2021, when SelfDesign Education Assistant Meghan mentioned to colleague Talisha that she thought she had been the only person who had applied for the position in 2020, Talisha set her straight. “No. No, you weren’t,” Talisha said. “I know, [...]
By River Meyer, SelfDesign Director of Organizational Learning and Culture This is the fifth article in a series exploring the SelfDesign philosophy. Actions speak more clearly than words Folk wisdom suggests that children learn more from watching how we live [...]
Learning science is a way for kids to unveil the many mysteries of our world! When science is a hands-on experience, kids interact with materials and technology, witness cause-and-effect relationships, understand things they can't see, and gain a sense of [...]
For the first time in four years, SelfDesign leadership, educators and other contractors gathered together in person to meet one another, in some cases for the first time, to catch up with old friends face to face, and to learn [...]
Part 3 in our series on how we seek out and apply continuous learning and continuous improvement to all aspects of SelfDesign. As an online school, SelfDesign® Learning Community relies on its technology to facilitate communication and interaction between [...]
This fourth article in our series about SelfDesign philosophy explores how mutual respect makes possible the positive supportive relationships we need and thrive under with people, animals and the planet. Fostering mutual respect with our kids takes us on a journey of partnership.
STEAM learning is so much more than learning the subjects of science, technology, engineering art and math. It prepares kids with important skills that set them up for success and promotes teamwork by encouraging kids to test hypotheses together and [...]
Every fall, learners from grades 8 to 12 with SelfDesign Learning Community elect 10 of their peers to represent them on SelfDesign’s Learner Council. The main role of this group of elected learners is to be a voice for the [...]
SelfDesign’s Indigenous Education offerings continually evolve to further reconciliation and deepen our approach to First Peoples Principles of Learning Part 2 in our series on how we seek out and apply continuous learning and continuous improvement to all aspects of [...]
