Another perk of allowing our kids to learn in the real world is that they become invested in our community. In our few short years, beyond the connections in our business community that support their academics, they’ve chosen to formally […]

Families who pursue our style of education are aware of the larger systemic issues as well as how they are or could impact their child. They’re typically very aware of their child’s personality and academic needs which sets the groundwork […]

This year one of our strengths of allowing our kids to explore ideas in the real world has been majorly restricted. Which is ok for now.  We know it is temporary and that everyone’s health is more important. On the […]

In the traditional and not-so-traditional ways that we expect kids to create, our kids are. They’re painting, writing, and thinking. But they’re also photographing, building, and speaking. If we really want kids to solve problems for themselves and for society, […]

On the 5th Day of Gift-mas Indi-ED Gave to Me, 5 Recess Breaks You don’t have to be up to date on the latest research to know that play is essential. To growth, development, and health. Which is why we […]

Clearly we give more than 4 uplifting words but the idea that we can control our thoughts, words, emotions, and beliefs are ideas that we introduce and reinforce with our students every single year.  From our rookie students having to […]

One of the pledge lines our students say daily is, “I pledge to respect differences in school and in life.”  We talk about how we all learn differently and their personal interests often. But our kids also embrace the value […]

On the 2nd Day of Gift-mas Indi-ED Gave to Me, Two Buds in Gloves Full of Mud One of the things that set us apart is the emphasis that we put on relationships and experiences. Even before our school year […]

Sing it with us, “On the 1st Day of Gift-mas Indi-ED Gave to Me, Our Littles and Their Own Yet-is.” These Magical Yets, also known as special fairies that can help us when we are not quite there “yet”, were […]

Don’t expect your usual informational, enlightening, or dose of positivity for today’s blog. You can expect it to be real. If you’re paying attention at all, you know this year isn’t rainbows and happy endings anywhere in education. We get […]