The RCDS Institute for Innovative Teaching and Learning was launched in 2016 with the goal of empowering faculty to lead, collaborate, and innovate by pursuing ideas that advance the school's mission and values. Faculty members consider how their passions and ideas might help the School beyond their individual classroom walls. They develop project proposals that are then submitted to the Institute team for review. Each year, the Institute funds five faculty projects and provides the administrative support and resources for the projects to grow from idea to implementation. The Institute serves as an innovation lab for faculty and is based on the belief that teachers are the best resource for developing an integrated curriculum and pedagogy that readies students to contribute meaningfully and to flourish.