Relationships & Experiences. As we watched all of our students involved in one or both of these today, it reminded us to circle back to explain a bit of why we do what we do. This was written before the […]

Year 2, Week 5 at Indi-ED! We get to learn about mature topics (which is why Smarter Than just a 5th grader didn’t work for our title) and have been learning about communication for the past 2 weeks. We are […]

At the moment, we are currently reading a wonderful book called, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” by Sean Covey. In the book, there are 7 chapters describing 7 habits that teens and preteens should have to be their […]

A lot has happened over the last 2 weeks in our area. Going to school has not been one of those until today. Our state and our community has spent two weeks preparing for and making decisions that could have […]

This will be the first time in almost two years that we will not be posting our blog on Monday as our area is bracing for hurricane Irma and loss of power is almost certain. The mix of emotions throughout […]

This week at Indi-ED, we have been learning about many values and themes, including leadership, integrity, respect, and more. We have discussed these topics every morning and practiced them throughout each day. One theme we have been focusing on the […]

Last week was the first of my 12th year in education but our 2nd at Indi-ED. There were dozens of differences… -The kids and families arrived with smiles on their faces. -The teachers we were able to tie their content […]

We know learning is usually our topic, but we’re going to focus on two other “l’s” today. On Saturday we had our informational meeting with our families to let them know about the plans for the year and par for […]

We have committed from the beginning to focus on supporting our students’ academic progress but just as equally, their character. So much so that even from the beginning, from the design of our logo, you’ll find it present. Our logo […]

For the first time in 12 years, I will not be going back to the classroom. (In the traditional sense anyway.) This has taken some time for me to accept, as that is where my heart is and will always […]