What’s New with SelfDesign High?

I've been to a few grad ceremonies and I've never really been too impressed. They take too long, people you don't know talk 'about you', advice is easily given without much thought… stark lights and uncomfortable shoes kinda thing. And then, one Saturday afternoon the SelfDesign High grads walked into our graduation through a cloud of bubbles flying around the doors. The room was small, sunlight came through the bright windows and there wasn't a tuxedo in sight. I didn't know everyone, but it didn't feel like they were strangers. Everyone was a part of the celebration and it helped me realize how much each community really does raise it's children.

Speaking to older siblings and friends, they've told me not to worry about these past three years. "High School's not important once you graduate, and no one takes your marks that seriously. Friends will change and you'll forget most of it anyways. Don't worry," they said, "Real Life comes later." 

I disagree.

My schooling has been odd, to say the least, and I've loved it all. I'll always appreciate how relevant the courses at SDH were to My Real Life. Even after grad, with courses over and a dip(loma) on my wall, I feel like this school is still very much a part of all the graduates lives. The people we've met, the things we've learned and the projects that continue to teach us won't just go away once exams are over. We might forget a few things that right now seem like the most important part of our lives, but it will only make room in our full heads for new memories. Yes, we might not be on moodle every week – we'll move away, go to University, travel the world by hot air balloon… or just simply walk down different streets. But I'll bet SelfDesign High hasn't seen the last of us.                  

- Clara Foulds
2010 SelfDesign High Graduate
 

SelfDesign High launches
2 NEW! Courses
for the
2010/2011 learning year!

Media Savvy 11
The goal of Media Savvy is for youth to develop the critical tools and confidence to deepen this understanding and so enable initiatives and proactive responses to a media-dense world seeking their buy-in. Equally important as unpacking how we are influenced media, learners will actually develop their 
skills and create their own media…[more]

Social Entrepreneurship 11
As the world rapidly changes, creative-entrepreneurial skills serving business and social goals are increasingly recognized as vital and even essential to individual success and contributing to the well-being of our communities. This course is focused on equipping youth with the tools to better understand and…[more]