- Are you ready to reinvent education for your family?
Our ideal family understands and appreciates the unique proposition of Acton Academy and is ready to trust their child to take charge of his or her own education. The ideal family values and practices authenticity, courage, optimism, initiative, perseverance, independence, kindness and honesty.
As part of the process, we ask you to watch the videos, below, and to read
The Courage to Grow / El Coraje Para Crecer
Book by Laura Sandefer
1. Please read Courage to Grow, How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down, by Laura Sandefer.
If you attended a Tour or Info Session, you may already have read it! You may also download it in Spanish or English on Kindle for $0.99.
Montessori Madness
Video
2. We recommend that you watch this video to understand the Montessori philosophy, which is seminal to the Acton experience.
Jeff Sandefer TEDx Talk at SXSWedu 2015
Video
3. We recommend you watch this TEDx Talk by Jeff Sandefer, to see how Acton prepares students to find their calling and their purpose in life.
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