• A New Education for a New Generation

    We hope these resources equip and inspire you to see beyond conventional education to an exciting new world that awaits your child.

  • Do you have a love for learning?

    Acton is a learner-driven microschool, which means that our learners are self-directed. By the time they graduate, our Eagles know how to find information, evaluate it according to their criteria, and make great decisions for themselves.

    So we don't expect anything less from our Parents!

    This page includes videos, testimonials, interviews of Acton Graduates, book recommendations, and the most important tool to get to know us: "The Courage to Grow" by Laura Sandefer - the story of how Acton Academy came to be.

     

    We invite you to thoroughly digest this feast of information, to see if we would be a great fit for your family. Then, if you feel called to apply to be an Acton Academy Family, please click the "APPLY NOW" button, and you will be taken to a series of challenges so we can assess if your family will be a great fit for Acton!

  • What is Acton Academy?

    Disruptive Education

    A Day in the Life at Acton Academy

    How to Educate Your Children

    What We Missed in Education

    Acton Graduates - Where are they now?

    Dad Saves America interviews Laura Sandefer

    School-Kids as Factory Products | Zach Lahn

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    Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down

    by Laura Sandefer

  • The Basics: Crisis and Opportunity in Education

    Most Likely to Succeed

    Let's Teach for Mastery

    Sir Ken Robinson on Creative Schools, Transforming Education

    Montessori Madness

    Un Documental sobre Robots, Economía, Clase Media y el Fin Del Mundo

    Un Documental sobre Robots, Economía, Clase Media y el Fin Del Mundo Parte 2

  • Hear from Acton Parents and Graduates

    Carolina Rovira, mom of 3 Acton El Salvador Eagles

    Acton Academy Interviews: Charlie and Sam Sandefer

    Acton Academy Interviews: Karissa Dailey

  • The New Schools Podcast

     Listen to Shannon Falkenstein interview fellow Acton owners and other education innovators on The New Schools Podcast.

    The Limitless Potential of Learners - Vijay Shah

    A Hero's Journey - Jeff Sandefer

    The Socratic Approach to Learning -Michael Strong

  • More Books

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    The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined

    by Sal Khan

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    What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America

    by Ted Dintersmith

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    The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness

    by Todd Rose

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    Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

    by Sir Ken Robinson

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    An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students

    by Ron Berger

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    Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

    by Tony Wagner

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    In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School

    by Jal Mehta & Sarah Fine

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    Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

    by Carol S. Dweck

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