By Laura Sandefer December 14, 2018 Why talk about failure being a good thing? It is not good. It’s terrible.  Real failure hurts. But it is necessary. For deep, lasting learning to happen, failure is necessary. We

By Laura Sandefer The wonder of the Hero’s Journey is that it honors each individual while holding up the importance of the community surrounding that individual. For families, this brings up the

By Laura Sandefer January 26, 2022 Is my child missing out by not being at a traditional school with the bigger class sizes and all those extracurriculars? Is my child even

By Laura Sandefer January 20, 2022 Jeff and I received this note yesterday from an Acton mom just as we were heading out to attend her son’s college scholarship signing ceremony.

by Laura Sandefer February 16, 2021 With deep respect for the work of Dr. Maria Montessori, we layer onto our design of the Acton learner-driven community element: freedom with responsibility.  In its

by Laura Sandefer April 11, 2020 What does it mean to be Socratic? You may be surprised. What if we told you it means to live with a burning sense of curiosity?

By Laura Sandefer December 16, 2021 Acton turns the traditional method of teaching writing upside down. In our studios, the love of writing comes first. Then comes the appreciation for grammar. As

Laura Sandefer September 18, 2021 Becca Cody, one of the brave founding parents of Acton Academy, shared these words with me yesterday and said, “This really spoke to me….Thank you for

By Laura Sandefer September 28, 2015 “I view Acton Academy as Khan Lab School’s mentor on our very own hero’s journey here in Mountain View.”  Christopher Chiang, Academic Director of the