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 our lives than from listening to what we say. As the primary guiding adults for our children, our work is [...]
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 wonder. "When I work with learners who are exploring science by doing a project or through an experiment, it brings [...]
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 more about SelfDesign’s philosophy. Almost 110 of our team members, including educators, general contractors and leadership members, took part in [...]
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.
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 SelfDesign. SelfDesign works to advance the journey toward reconciliation by building cultural bridges to Indigenous ways of being, seeing [...]
Grade 8 learner Aria and her sister joined the SelfDesign® Learning Community this learning year. They live in Comox, on Vancouver Island, but this year, their family took a sabbatical to go sailing. Aria and Micah needed an alternative to brick-and-mortar schooling to keep up with their learning during their travels, and SelfDesign’s flexible, personalized approach to learning provided a [...]
By River Meyer, SelfDesign® Director of Organizational Learning and Culture This is the third article in a series exploring the SelfDesign philosophy. Learning happens in relationship, whether that relationship is with a family member, a mentor, friends, books or videos, through play or by being in nature. It can also happen in our own reflections on the experiences we have [...]
We’re excited to announce our in-person Spring Camp for learners is happening May 8–11 at Cultus Lake, in the Lower Mainland. “It’s a great opportunity for our grade 9 to 12 learners to gather and learn together in a community of peers,” says SelfDesign Vice Principal and current lead camp facilitator Vanessa Kuran. “We’ll be offering something for everyone at [...]
On October 30, 2022, 18-year-old Nicholas set a world record in the men's 200-metre freestyle S14 swimming event at the FINA [International Swimming Federation] World Cup preliminaries in Toronto. Three months earlier, he had set a Commonwealth Games record in the 200-m freestyle S14 Para swimming event in Birmingham, England. Those achievements followed a silver medal in the same event [...]
SelfDesign® Learning Community is all about supporting learners so that they can be successful in their learning and in meeting their learning goals. It’s what we do. It’s what we’re known for. It’s what sets us apart from many other schools. As part of that, SelfDesign Support Services arranges support for learners and their families who have been diagnosed with [...]
