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

By Kori Stack Learning is about practice, not outcomes or perfection. Concentrate on the practice and the outcomes will happen. YES!!!  Here is a snippet from Seth Godin: We feel incredibly blessed to be a

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 Kori Stack. February 12, 2024 One of the unique things about Acton Academy is that learners have the ability to change things in their studio. THEY can suggest different ways to

By Kori Stack Our world is heavily scheduled, and the worlds of our children are also heavily scheduled.  One of the biggest benefits of the pandemic for families was that it

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 Jeff Sandefer June 15, 2015 We often contrast Acton Academy’s “Learn to Learn; Learn to Do and Learn to Be” goals with the “Learn to Know” approach favored by traditional

By Laura Sandefer December 6, 2012 At Acton we often talk of gifts and talents. Our current projects have added a mathematical element to this discussion:  can you calculate your odds

By Kori Stack IEPs. This term has always bothered me; it never made sense why only children with learning differences have an IEP. After all, the term stands for Individualized Education

One of the best things we have in life is the ability to adapt, to change, to see other possibilities. This week I had to realize that something in our