September Residency with The Bass Museum
This fall, learners at the Innovative School engaged in a rich partnership with The Bass Museum, exploring how art connects to place, identity, and imagination. Beginning with a virtual visit to Ugo Rondinone’s Miami Mountain, learners reflected on how public art transforms community spaces, asking questions about balance, scale, and symbolism that showed the beginnings of […]
Our Second Grade Everglades Adventure
Last Thursday, our second-grade learners, the Mangroves, journeyed to Shark Valley, a part of Everglades National Park. It was a bright and crisp morning and a beautiful day to see the beauty of the Everglades, our region’s “river of grass.” You can also follow along with our journey by watching a reel of the trip here. […]
Rainbow Cafe Project
Our innovative Kindergarten class opened their Rainbow Cafe this week. The Magnolia class started the project in September asking the question “If we were to make a movie of our lives, what would it look like”. Of course no movie is complete without popcorn which led our learners to describe memories around food. In October […]
How a Small School System Created Big Impacts in Learner-Centered Education
Check out the work we’ve done with Learner-Centered Collaborative!
Spring Mini Camp Registration Now Open
Spring Mini Camp Registration is open! Welcome to Spring Mini Camp, where children can explore, learn, and play. Our campers get to unleash their creativity in vibrant classrooms, where they can create art, learn new things, and make friends in a warm and inviting atmosphere. We’re dedicated to providing your children with an exceptional, secure, […]
Teacher Feature: Rachel Unger
Introducing Rachel Unger Rachel Unger, our beloved 4th and 5th Grade teacher, has been a Miami Beach resident since she was 2.5 years old. She graduated from Ransom Everglades High School and attended the University of Miami, graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and earned a Master of Science in Education […]
Fairchild Tropical Garden Challenge 2023
Our elementary learners had a strong year of participation in the Fairchild Tropical Garden Challenge 2023. The Fairchild Challenge is an award-winning, interdisciplinary, environmental science competition designed to engage students to explore the natural world. The program has been recognized as a benchmark for exceptional STEM education and for empowering PreK-12th grade students to become […]
Embracing the Tattletale
Dear Families, Does my statement “embracing the tattletale” cause you to pause and ask what? I bet some of you – like me – grew up being told that you should not tattle on others and that tattling is not nice! After years of working closely with children and adults, I believe that we have the moral responsibility […]