This week at Indi-ED we were very busy but we had lots of fun. We took some awesome Christmas pictures. Also, we did lots of decorating. The younger group was spreading some joy, (as a part of their daily acts […]
Here in Florida, our students have the entire week of Thanksgiving off. I spent this break far differently than my past 10 years. I won’t pretend like I don’t have more on my plate this year or that I’m not […]
While our students focus on gratitude daily, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season and gives our community a way to get involved in one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. Real talk, you don’t have to wait for a […]
Indi-ED is different, good different. As I’m happily tearing apart our plans and redesigning our next set of units for my students, another way that we’re “good different” is glaring me in the face. We can always PIVOT as necessary […]
This week was a pretty big and busy week at Indi-ED. First, it was time for another family meal. This time it was a little different because we went and had it at the beach — which was SO fun! […]
My name is Lauren McClung and I’m going to share some lessons I have learned at Indi-Ed. Lesson 1: Be friendly to everyone At the beginning of the school year, I didn’t know anyone. I was friendly to everyone and […]
As I was writing our blog post last week, I realized that the issues that we were discussing linked to an idea that was simply articulated a few months prior, but was now actually happening. This week I see a […]
Teachers will tell you that there’s a point in the year when it just starts clicking. For today, we’ll call this moment, you guessed it – the turn. When the kids understand and respect your boundaries and expectations. When the […]
My name is Angelina Rogers and I am 10 years old. I LOVE going to school at Indi-ED. I mostly love how it is SO different from traditional schools. The way we are learning is definitely better for me. Also, […]
With Hurricane Matthew and a professional development day, we only had 3 days this past week to introduce some new ideas but I think you’ll see a trend. After our first showcase evening, we marked the beginning of a new […]