Helping Your Middle or High School Student Re-Regulate at Home: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
This guide is designed to help families use the same re-regulation strategies we implement at The Linder Academy, so home and school expectations remain consistent.
Upper School Construction Updates!
Construction is in full swing at our Upper School!
In the coming weeks, crews will be demoing the 35k-square-foot space and the roof. We are on track for completion this summer and for the space to be open at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
Experiential Learning Is Good for Your Health
In the latest outing of our See, Believe, Become program, Upper School students visited the National Museum of Health & Medicine, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Students were engaged throughout the visit by information detailing the history of medicine and American military medicine in particular.
Exceptional Iowas!
We received our IOWA testing results yesterday evening, and I am thrilled to share our statistics with you. This is the strongest testing performance our school has ever seen — and honestly, the strongest performance I have seen at any school since COVID.
Exciting News for Our Community
We are excited to announce that the Middle States Association (MSA) visiting committee has recommended Linder Academy for the highest level of accreditation: Full Accreditation!
Linder Launches at Microsoft!
Microsoft Corporation recently welcomed Linder students for the inaugural outing of See. Believe. Become, our new experiential learning program designed to connect academic learning to real-world careers.
Hooray for Universal Design
We’ve redesigned our library signage! In an effort to enhance legibility for all students, wayfaring in our Lower School Library now uses Open Dyslexic, a typeface with greater visual distinction between letters and characters.
Your Wild and Precious Life
Sometimes, when reshelving books, I see passers-by out the library windows pausing to read the essential question posed in Jo Edwards’ colorful mural at our entrance: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Read All (Yes, All!) the Books
Libraries provide access to a world of information and a universe of imagination. But they also do something even more magical and essential: they allow students the opportunity to exercise agency over their own interests and their own learning.
2025 Summer Reads!
Yay, summer! Check out our long list of recommended reads … there’s something for everyone!
Reimagining High School: Building a Smarter, Healthier Model
At Linder, we’ve always believed school should be a place where students thrive—not just academically, but as whole people. We also believe school should foster a love of learning, not that feeling of a groundhog-day style grind. As we launch a new Upper School at The Linder Academy, we’re doubling down on that belief. Our Upper School is built around one radical idea: high school doesn’t have to look the way it always has.
The Secret Behind 11 Months of Growth in Half a Year
At Linder Academy, students aren’t just keeping pace—they’re thriving. With up to 11 months of academic growth in half that time, our personalized, mastery-based approach is helping students rediscover their confidence and love for learning.
Our Library Is for Grown-Ups, Too
At Linder, our library is a resource not only for students but also for their families. We are proud to have cultivated a section geared specifically toward helping navigate the challenges of raising neurodiverse children, as well as a collection for kids on coping, belonging, and being yourself.
Recommended Reads: A Very (Very) Incomplete List
I’ve had lots of requests from parents for book recommendations for their children, customized lists compiled based on a student’s reading level and their interests—of course, with my gentle nudging to widen interests, if needed.
Black History Is American History
Too often treated as a separate narrative, Black history is deeply woven into the foundation and progress of our nation. This month in the library, we highlighted the stories, innovations, resilience, and cultural impact of Black Americans.
Spotlight on Our Animal Science Elective
At Linder, science class gets a little furrier thanks to Lulu and Bandit, our classroom ferrets and stars of the student-run “Linder Zoo.” In our Animal Science elective, students don’t just learn about animals—they care for them, study their behavior, and build empathy along the way.