Who We Are
Supporting Success: It is most frequently lack of community support and access to resources that prevent a student from excelling in their chosen field of endeavour. We seek to establish a educational community where differences and excellence are honoured and where non-conformity is the “norm.” Peer engagement is a critical factor in the development of the whole person; positive peer engagement will ensure the most favourable environment for growth and learning.
Affirming Family Life: The roots of an individuals’ development of positive self-esteem are found in family life. Most high performance students and families make sacrifices in the very arena that ensures a student’s positive core development. Pro Merita Academy and Self Design Learning Community place the role of the family at the centre of the health, well-being and education of the child. To this end, our educational and enrichment programs provide the flexibility that ensures the family is “priority one!”
Non-Partisan: No one training group can serve the needs of every high performance student. Nor can a single school or teacher provide full exposure to all sport/performing arts/music forms in a manner that connects to all. The relationship built between a student and her/his coach/instructor/teacher is too important to the development of the student, and a critical factor in their success. Pro Merita Academy and Self Design Learning Community celebrate diversity and welcome the opportunity to support the efforts of all extracurricular teachers & organizations. It is through the combined efforts of a whole community that the success of the individual student is found.
Holistic Education:
Providing the tools and resources the next generation needs in order to positively contribute to our community and beyond, requires more than literacy and numeracy. We are committed to providing a full range of learning experiences to equip our students to be informed and successful leaders in the world of sport, performing arts and music.
Understanding how students learn best is a field that is explored in depth by leading experts in education around the world. Pro Merita and the Self Design Learning Community is keenly interested in embracing positive changes to the educational paradigm that places students and their families at the centre of defining educational paths.
We suggest that you view the paper outlining a new approach to education that is being embraced by the B.C. Ministry of Education if not yet within the public school system. We're pleased that the philosophy is one that is celebrated by Pro Merita and Self Design.
We would like to share a few links that help to inform on the ever evolving changes to our perceptions and reality of the world of learning: