At Acton Academy, we teach the Hero's Journey and believe every child is a genius with the potential to change the world. There is no better way for our learners
by Laura Sandefer August 9, 2016
There is an abundance of lists out there telling us what we should tell our children each day. Some I agree with and some I
"What is essential is to realize that children learn independently, they learn out of interest and curiosity, not to please or appease the adults in power; and that they ought
The definition of passion is "a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept."
In an article published in the Harvard Business Review, Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Ours is a road less traveled, Acton parents. I’ve felt the pain of loneliness and insecurity on this path and learned the most powerful antidote is to hear a story
Our question of the year: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY, NATION, AND GLOBE?
Think About Our Place in the World
It’s important to think about our place
At Acton, we focus a lot on having a growth mindset as opposed to a fixed or victim mindset.
So, what does it mean to have a growth mindset?
You Can Improve
As I watched them tear a building down
A gang of men in a busy town
With a ho-heave-ho, and a lusty yell
They swung a beam and the side wall fell
I asked
by Laura Sandefer July 8, 2022
Armed with tools and processes practiced in the studio, the Acton middle schoolers embark the Apprenticeship Quest – an independent pursuit of their passions out
By Laura Sandefer October 14, 2016
Endings matter.
I think of the speech that gripped me up until the dreaded Q&A.
Or the deal I almost sealed but for the fumbled close.
Or how