Second Grade Investigates Water Pollution
Second grade learners dove into an investigation of water pollution in the Innovation Lab, exploring its many forms and how it impacts Florida’s diverse habitats. Using our state-of-the-art microscopes, they zoomed in on real water samples, made discoveries, and strengthened their observation and inquiry skills.
Biscayne Nature Center Field Trip
Our Innovative School second through fifth grade learners had an unforgettable adventure at the Biscayne Nature Center, bringing our school’s commitment to caring for the natural world to life. On a gorgeous day in our own backyard on Key Biscayne, learners explored tide pools and discovered sea urchins, pipefish, shrimp, sea cucumbers, and even a lobster! Braving the […]
Art Basel Field Trip to Es Devlin’s Library of Us
As lifelong learners, Es Devlin’s Library of Us reminds our third through fifth graders to treat books as if they are gold. Her work beautifully amplifies how stories continue to shape our lives, our thinking, and our actions. We visited the installation to deepen our appreciation for the power of reading and to experience how […]
Friendsgiving Pie Making
Friendsgiving was full of gratitude and connection as our learners showed their Kehilla values—working together with kindness to make friendship pies and sharing them with other classes. We’re deeply grateful for our Innovative families, learners, and staff who make our community so special.
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 […]
How a Small School System Created Big Impacts in Learner-Centered Education
Check out the work we’ve done with Learner-Centered Collaborative!
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 […]
Kennedy Space Center Overnight
This weekend I had the absolute pleasure of traveling with our Fourth and Fifth Graders and their incredible educator, Ms. Rachel Unger along with her daughter Ellie, our superstar chaperone, to Kennedy Space Center for an overnight field trip. We arrived on Friday afternoon and were given a private two-hour guided tour of the home […]
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