What if the purpose of school was to guide children to change the world?
Acton Academy Champions helps students ages 5-18 discover and grow their unique strengths — because the world needs them.
We offer a truly different approach to school. Supported by the latest in technology and cognitive science, we move beyond the traditional tools of lectures, homework, high-stakes tests, and grades. At Acton Academy Champions, our students learn in collaborative classrooms of multi-age learners. Our flexible approach challenges each student with their own differentiated learning plan and inspires them through real-world projects and experiences.
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At Acton Academy Champions, we believe that learning to do, learning to be, and learning to learn are more important than memorization alone – learning to know.
What Makes Acton Academy Champions Different?
Traditional School
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Rows of desks and a teacher at the blackboard
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Memorization and testing of rules and facts
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Report card measures your success
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One teacher lectures to many students
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Worksheets just like our grandparents used
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School like a factory with bells, shifts, and one-size-fits-all
Acton Academy Champions
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Work collaboratively like at Google or Facebook
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Learn real skills and apply them in projects
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Set personalized goals then transparently track progress
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Everyone's a teacher; everyone's a student.
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Professional tools for art, engineering, and storytelling; Cutting-edge adaptive tech for Core Skills
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School like a journey, with big goals, mentors, tools, and a destination you care about