When I look back on the 38 years I have spent on this lovely planet, there are a few events I can identify, that wound up being a major crossroads for me. This is where, the fabric of my life wove together in such a way, I could see a picture emerge that I had [...]
Archive for November, 2008
“Mom, who is this Brent Cameron guy?”
Posted in SelfDesign 101, tagged Brent Cameron, Learning Community, selfdesign on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Giving Thanks for My Learning Community
Posted in Learning Community, tagged Brent Cameron, Learning Community, learning program, selfdesign, Thanksgiving on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I reflect upon why I chose SelfDesign as the learning program and learning community for my family, I am inspired by a piece that Brent Cameron, founder of SelfDesign, wrote while at the University of British Columbia:
“SelfDesign has been working with children and adults for the past 25 years in an innovative learning community [...]
A journey back home – Origins of the SelfDesign Learning Community
Posted in Learning Community, SelfDesign 101, tagged “alternative high school”, “learning communities", “learning community”, “learning programs”, communication skills, inner passions, learning consultants, lifelong journey of purpose, multiple intelligences, personal development on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Looking back 15 years I remember meeting Brent Cameron, the founder of a small, innovative educational learning community called Wondertree, around the green felt of a free billiard table in a friendly ‘Cheers’-like bar in Vancouver, BC – The Press Club. It was a place where journalists and media folk would gather after the days work [...]
What is a great learning program?
Posted in Learning Style, tagged selfdesign, education, learning program, learning center, self-directed learning, life learners on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SelfDesign Global is part of a family of learning programs which includes the Wondertree Learning Center in Vancouver. Recently a grandmother visited the school there to see how her grandchild was doing. She shared this concern during the visit:
“I’m an educator, a retired schoolteacher with years and years of teaching experience, and I can’t really [...]
A Lesson From My Father
Posted in Learning Community, tagged Learning Community, selfdesign on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today would have been my father’s sixty sixth birthday. My heart hurts, when I think of him, and how young he was when he died.
He was a very successful businessman, the top of his field, one of the very best in the world, in his niche. Yet, before he died, he told me that when [...]
Core Concepts of SelfDesign
Posted in SelfDesign 101, tagged Alternative Education, education, homeschool, natural learning, personal development on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SelfDesign is a pioneer in redefining learning and envisioning a new way of educating our children and ourselves. Underlying our work at SelfDesign are some core concepts and values that I would like to share here.
What are the core concepts of SelfDesign?
We believe all beings are born into goodness and happiness.
Our cornerstone is respect for [...]
