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SelfDesign High Winter-Spring session now starting!

Our SelfDesign High Winter-Spring session, offering a full BC Graduation Program, Nelson-based workshops and newly developed courses, is starting.

We are especially excited to launch these new courses:

Creative Youth Entrepreneurship 11
Media Studies 11
World Religions 12

Are you feeling adventurous?
Please join with us. Register for courses now!
 

Where did ISK go?

In February of 2009 ISK merged with SelfDesign Learning Community- a vibrant K to 9 learning community, to become their high school program. With this merger ISK shifted its name initially to SelfDesign ISK, and now to SelfDesign High.

The International School of the Kootenays Society has transformed to the Kootenay Society for LifeLong Learning (KSLL). The new purpose for this renamed society is:

Through fostering lifelong learning we celebrate the universal human spirit by developing and supporting learning experiences that awaken and engage human potential.

Our society engages with the advancement of Peace and Social Justice through the creation and support of not for profit courses, seminars, projects and workshops for high school learners, community members and international guests.

 KSLL now supports programs like PeaceCamp, Youth Entrepreneurship, and other emerging programs at SelfDesign High.

SelfDesign High is now in the process of developing its new look, including the website and logo. The vision is to take what we have, transform it and make it better!

 

 
 
 

Our learner centred approach, peace orientation,
enquiry based Liberals Arts curriculum,
 
and individual mentorship

are the ingredients for deep learning and new ways of thinking.


We offer year round online high school courses and a full graduation program… and more.

Learning takes place through one of three approaches:

Online Courses
• independent, with the support of a certified mentor
• self paced
• available for registration year round

Online Learning Groups
• fully internet based group learning with the support of a mentor
• offered in our 3 yearly sessions
• may be initiated by a group of learners at anytime of the year

Workshop Courses in the community
• dynamic and interactive learning experiences that blend individual online work with group sessions
• meet together with a mentor once or twice a week over a 12 week session
• may be initiated by a group of learners (minimum of six) at anytime of the year

In addition to continual entry into courses, we offer three yearly sessions for learning groups and workshops.

Fall: September to January
 
Winter: February to June.
Winter Workshops
Summer Intensive: July and August
 

Grad Requirements

FAQs

 

 

December Newsletter

Italy IDS Report

 

Enrollment

 

For Global Citizens (non-British Columbia, Canada residents), please go to the SelfDesign Global webpage.

Check out the Film Studies workshop poster.

 

See our new courses for this session.



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