Hi, I’m Bea, an Indi-ED student. When I had the chance to write an article for the blog, I chose to write about how Indi-ED allows time for experiences that are productive but also fun. We often spend parts of […]
By: Dr. Thuy La As is our tradition, the weeks before Christmas and the New Years holiday, our students spend time writing letters to the children who stay in children’s’ homes and the elderly who we will carol to in […]
At Indi-ED we understand the importance of engaging our students physically as a part of the learning process. We have read the research, such as a study published in Psychological Science, in which “brain scans showed that students who took […]
Thursday is Thanksgiving and of course the December holidays will follow when we return. As I saw people posting pictures of their kids eating their school’s traditional Thanksgiving meals, I felt a moment of, “Oh no, we didn’t do that.” […]
There’s no other way to cut it-November was busy. Good busy, but busy. Every week and every weekend of the month had something BIG going on for us at Indi-ED. And as much as it may look like we’re super […]
As we start meeting with interested families for the 2020-21 school year, we often get asked about our “field trips”. It may not be the expected response, but we don’t do field trips. We do however learn through experiences. Experiential […]
This past Friday people from across the world came together to support Greta Thunberg’s Climate March movement. Our students were lucky enough to have the choice to participate as this was just another opportunity to experience another powerful, real life […]
Today we rumbled. (As Brene Brown likes to call it.) Or as us common folk may describe it, we had honest and hard conversations. Believe it or not, our kids are not perfect. Nor are we. Unfortunately, our kids had […]
Because of an anniversary, a birthday, Grandparents Day, and my dinner with Bob – I have a favor to ask. For clarity, John is my grandfather pictured above. This past week was actually the anniversary of the last time I […]
As we begin our 2nd week of school, plenty of things stand out. The maturity, closeness, and genuine joyful attitude of our kids. Our kids’ ability to respect themselves, one another, and the opportunity they are being given. Just how […]