Feeling strong emotions is all part of being human, and recognizing and controlling challenging emotions as they surface is an important skill that takes practice and self-awareness. Empowering your kids to understand and connect with their emotions at a young [...]
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 [...]
Three SelfDesign learners won four BC Ministry of Education and Child Care scholarships last year, and seven won them in 2021. These young people are among more than 400 learners from B.C.’s independent school authorities and among some 5,500 students [...]
The 2022 SelfDesign® Learning Foundation Community Report is now available! Please join us in celebrating the achievements and activities of our amazing community over the past year. Download and read the 2022 SelfDesign Community Report In the report, you’ll learn [...]
SelfDesign believes that learning happens in relationship and in community. To help make this happen, we offer safe spaces where our learners can gather, connect and share. These include everything from our Genius Hours for learners in grade 3 to [...]
When SelfDesign learners and their families, and educators gathered in the Lower Mainland last spring for our Commencement Ceremony celebrating our Class of 2022, they were treated to a performance by one of their peers. At the ceremony, Amelia, who [...]
Verena Gibbs joined the SelfDesign® Learning Foundation Board of Directors in 2017 because she thought it would be a good way to support an organization that had given her so much earlier in her career. “I’m very grateful to have [...]
At SelfDesign, each learner contributes to a portfolio that showcases and celebrates their own learning and achievements throughout the year. “I like to call it the pot of gold at the end of each semester,” says Educational Program team lead [...]
We’re all feeling it. Full bellies and full hearts going into the New Year! We hope you had an amazing holiday season with friends and family and are looking forward to starting 2023. To help get you started, we’d love [...]
As SelfDesign, we recognize that learning happens everywhere, in every moment and throughout a person’s life – not just in class or from kindergarten to grade 12. We also recognize that learning may be about Math or Language Arts or [...]
