We get inquiries often; how do you do what you do? Creating an environment where you can teach children to become both high achieving students but also self-aware, high quality humans is tough work. We’re able to achieve success on […]
We are back and better than ever! And I, Leila, am here to show you what kind of adventure we had this week. This week, we participated in many lessons and activities that showed how we can collaborate and take […]
Last week I was invited to speak and sit in on a discussion with a variety of people who have a vested interest in education at the Et Cultura Festival. This week we are hosting new interested families and students […]
On Friday we were invited to take part in an event that focused on the future of school design. There is a lot to process and reflect on so that succinct group of thoughts will wait. However, the overall feeling […]
If you know anything about our little town of St. Petersburg, you know that we’re sitting at the crux of an economic boom. The high rises are going up, the storefronts and the homes are being moved into, there’s a […]
When was the last time you committed to learning something new? I mean really learned it, not just read one article online but actually studied how it worked, what it meant to different people, and how it could help you […]
What does a school conference usually look like? Most people would say it is where a parent and a teacher meet and talk about a student’s work and behavior. Key word: ABOUT. They are usually talking about the student and […]
It’s called Indi-ED because we get to be real individuals here, and for part of our time, we get to work on projects based on our own individual interests. We learn so much here. The year is split into three […]
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 […]