Two neurodivergent founders built Indie so that belonging would never be conditional.
Many families come to us after hearing no somewhere along the way. We know that feeling. We spent years in systems that offered belonging only on conditions.
Indie is our answer. It began with one belief: when education adapts to the child, every child can learn and thrive as themselves.
Every family we meet teaches us something. We carry it into every studio we build and every place we open.
Bri + Jessica
As schools and services shut down, we began making adapted books and learning materials so families could keep learning at home. They reached families in 40 states.
Indie became an independent learning company.
We opened our first schoolhouse in Phoenix.
Indie Innovation opened in downtown Phoenix.
Indie Palm Laine opens, carrying the name of Laine, the grandmother our company is named for.
Indie is founder-led. We are in our places every week, and we know our families by name.
In 2020, as schools and services shut down, I began making handmade adapted books, visuals and learning materials so families could keep learning at home. Within a year, they had reached hundreds of families. That work grew into Indie.
Today I lead how Indie operates and grows, from our spaces and systems to how our team learns to do this work well. I’m neurodivergent, and that perspective shapes every part of how we build.
I began my career as an early childhood educator and helped found an inclusive preschool in Hartford, Connecticut. I loved child-led teaching, and I saw that even inclusive programs didn’t always give neurodivergent and disabled children an equitable experience.
As a first-generation American who learned English in public school, and as a neurodivergent adult, I know what it feels like when a system isn’t built for you. I lead Indie’s vision and direction, and every decision comes back to the child.
The more a learner belongs, the more freely they become themselves.
Indie means independent. An elephant calf is never left to figure out the world alone. It learns inside the herd, and when it’s ready, it walks on carrying everything the herd taught it.
Elephants also plant palms. Herds carry seeds for miles and leave them in new ground, and whole groves grow where a herd once passed. Every new Indie place is a grove.
They hold the standard for learning and therapy at every Indie place.
Director of Learner Experience
Director of Interdisciplinary Services
The eight values we hire for, teach by and hold ourselves to.
Every family starts in one of two ways. Choose whichever fits you.
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