Our ultimate goal is to have a hand in sending off intelligent, compassionate, empowered young people. That doesn’t come unless we allow our students to have a voice. Inquiry projects are one of the ways we include them daily. Allowing […]

At Indi-ED, we often say that education works best when it’s a true partnership and we are so grateful to be part of a school community where that partnership is not only present, but thriving. We may not have a […]

Education is most powerful when it is lived, experienced, and connected. Each year is filled with moments that remind us why we set out to reimagine what school could be. One experience this year perfectly captures all things learning at […]

One of the most powerful tools we have as educators is not found in our curriculum guides or assessment rubrics, but in the ways we nurture kindness and community among our students. At our school, one of the traditions that […]

As teachers at Indi-ED we get to provide so much more. We have autonomy and get to take full ownership of designing our curriculum based on our students’ needs and the interest they have expressed. But what does that really […]

Teaching history to middle school students has always been a favorite subject / age combo of mine, even with its unique challenges. On one hand, it’s a subject built on facts, documents, and events that students can often find distant, […]

Picture this: a bunch of kids, each with their own quirks, ideas, and deadlines, thrown into the whirlwind of a new inquiry cycle. Throw in the showcase itself, with over 150 audience members, a huge screen and a real stage, […]

The 3-day experience of a Pathfinder program is always magical. As a facilitator, I loved the job because I got to experience so many different people working through similar challenges: communication, collaboration, resilience and grit, overcoming fear, listening to intuition […]

As an Indi-ED teacher, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to engage my students and nurture their love for learning. One approach that has been greatly successful is integrating poetry into our curriculum. From 6 to 11 year […]

For teachers, myself included, the idea of creating a curriculum can be daunting at first glance. For me, however, it has been an exciting change after being handed prescribed teaching lessons (scripts) for many years. Personalized curriculum creation has proven […]