by Laura Sandefer March 25, 2021 The learner-driven approach inspires, equips, and connects young people who embrace a Hero’s Journey to make principled decisions towards a more satisfying and fulfilling life

In high school, I remember a poster on the wall that said "these are professions where you'll use algebra." I'm not 100% sure it was referring to algebra, but you

By Laura Sandefer March 2, 2021 During a recent Socratic discussion, a six-year-old reminded her peers that they need to listen and not just hear. This led to a rich discussion about

By Kori Stack. March 15, 2021 Learning is about practice, not outcomes or perfection. Concentrate on the practice and the outcomes will happen. YES!!!  Last week we had our virtual Acton Academy

by Michael Stack March 3, 2021The story of Ada's Violin is about resiliency, creativity, and persistence; qualities that I think all would agree are important to success. The book was

By Laura Sandefer, February 3, 2021 Nemo. Luke Skywalker. Mulan. Odysseus. Dorothy. The Little Engine that Could. These stories strike a chord of yearning we share –  adventure, identity and meaning in

by Kori Stack, M.Ed February 22, 2021 Excuses, excuses, excuses! Have you ever made an excuse? Ok, who hasn’t?! I don't have time to...fill in the blank “I don’t have time to…eat well, exercise,

The 6 week quest we are currently completing is called Coding & Robotics.  It is a really fun and interesting quest where our Eagles spent about 4 weeks working through

by Laura Sandefer January 31, 2021 With over 200 Acton Academies and 600 Acton Children’s Business Fairs around the world it’s easy to get overwhelmed in trying to figure out the

By Kori Stack. January 25, 2021Technical descriptive writing is an important skill for anyone with an interest in tech-related business, engineering, and science. In the example of coding a computer,