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 believes in the safety, acceptance and inclusion of all learners in regard to ability, learning style, culture, race, personal or spiritual beliefs, and gender identity and expression. We work year-round to find ways to implement SOGI 123 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 123) throughout our organization and offerings to support our learners and other community members who identify as [...]
Next September, Grace will leave the small farming community where she grew up in the west Kootenays to begin the four-year Bachelor of Arts theatre program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, where she’ll specialize in historical costume design.
Rupert overcame a brain injury to spend his years with SelfDesign advocating to make the world a better place.
Join us in congratulating the learners from our Class of 2021 who received school district/school authority scholarships this year.
Personalized learning supported this learner’s curiosity-driven learning journey.
Learners who completed SelfDesign’s grade 10 to 12 program in 2021 share advice and tips with learners beginning grade 10.
His speaking engagements were cancelled, so this learner decided to reach out to people by writing a cookbook to share his favourite recipes.
Meet Jessica and Lacey, the two learners whose designs appear on SelfDesign’s own Orange Shirt Day t-shirts. Learners were invited to submit designs for an Orange Shirt Day t-shirt, and all SelfDesign learners were then invited to vote on the designs.
In honour of Earth Day, we present three learner projects that helped local environments and communities.
