What is the philosophy of SelfDesign?
The philosophical tenets of SelfDesign reflect those of the parent organization – Wondertree Foundation for Natural Learning (www.wondertree.org), namely, that learning naturally and optimally unfolds for all children in a context of support, love and enthusiasm. Essentially, the work of SelfDesign is to value and validate children’s learning as it emerges in conventional and non-conventional (but equally valid) forms. Brent Cameron, founder of the award-winning Wondertree learning program in 1983 and co-founder of SelfDesign in 2002, first documented the principles of selfdesigning in his Masters thesis (Simon Fraser University, 1989). An award-winning book, ‘SelfDesign: Nurturing Genius through Natural Learning’ by Brent Cameron and Barbara Meyer, was published in the fall, 2005 (Sentient Publications, Boulder). An additional Masters thesis (SFU, 1997) was completed on the innovative and award-winning ‘Virtual High Learning Community’, a Wondertree-style program for teens (Vancouver,
