Here at Indi-ED we place high value on real world experiences and incorporate them into our school days as often as possible. Just this past week, we had several. Our students learned about the design and construction process from a […]

This week, I learned some of what it takes to be a better leader. I got to make plans for where I want to spend money, I met the mayor (an ultimate leader), and I read about a real person […]

Hello Indi-ED families, my name is Kyle Champaign. Indi-ED families may also know me as the one who was trying to write a book. (I’ve been sidetracked for a while but I think I’m getting my inspiration back!) Anyway, I’m […]

Teaching in a traditional classroom afforded me many opportunities. (My mentality now, perhaps not in the moment.) I believe the two biggest to date are perspective and conviction. For 10 years I was able to take in all of the […]

It’s that time again… January tends to bring about a mentality of change or redirection, a good time to check in with ourselves. It also seems to be when families start planning ahead for the next school year which for […]

How many of you know who founded St. Petersburg? Peter Demens. (I’m in the beard during a skit acting like Peter Demens and making a deal to get the land.) We are beginning to study local history this unit so […]

Hi, this is Riley Hannan and Ethan Lockwood and we’re here talk about how we are climbing to new heights- literally and figuratively. This month at Indi-ED we are starting rock climbing as our physical activity. We will be going […]

2 things to celebrate today. 1. It’s our blog’s 1 Year Anniversary! It’s been exactly one year since I made the commitment to write a blog and post it on our website and facebook page EVERY Monday about big ideas […]

Turned on 105.5-no more holiday music. Checked out the ABC Family listings for the day, holiday movies-gone. In the blink of an eye people are packing up the decorations and I find the whole thing a little sad. Not because […]

Last week I shared that it broke my heart (again) hearing from one of my former students about their lackluster year and how it doesn’t have to be that way. As the days leading up to our holiday break went […]