The Joy of Learning
Empower your child to fulfill their dreams and ignite a passion for learning.
Acton Academy Columbus is a private, project-based, student-centered school where each child begins a journey to discover a calling that will change the world.
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Montessori meets Silicon Valley
How Acton Prepares Learners for the 21st Century
Student-Centered EDUCATION
Self-Paced Learning
Focused on Real World Challenges
Guided learning, not Taught
Is your child’s school setting her / him up for success?
Acton Academy students PREPARE for real-world challenges rather than classroom exams.
REAL WORLD CHALLENGES
Robotics
ARCHITECTURE
Personal Finance
Entrepreneurship
BAKING
Decision Making
STEAM
GARDENING
Electricity
ENGINEERING
WILDERNESS CRAFT
Communication
“We had escaped the trap of obsessing about homework, PTA policies, and grades on tests. Like freeing birds from cages, we were loosening our grip on our children and they were learning to fly.”
Learn to Learn
Socratic Discussions and self paced challenges equip young heroes to be independent lifelong learners.
Learn to Do
Hands-on Quests for Science, Entrepreneurship, and the Arts prepare children for Apprenticeships and real-world challenges.
Learn to Be
The Hero’s Journey, relational covenants and real world consequences transform difficult decisions into virtuous habits.
What makes Acton unique?
Modern one-room school house
Learner-driven community
No tests, No homework, No grades, No lectures
Real life experiences through projects
Positive, growth mindset environment
Blended learning (Online + In-Classroom)
Multi-age classroom
Cutting edge, adaptive technology for core skills
ESTEAM (Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) Education
Guides rather than teachers
Focus on 4 Cs (Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity) and Executive Functioning skills
Montessori principles to build independent learners
Socratic discussions to develop critical thinking skills
Personalized, self-paced, mastery-based learning
We are inspired by three child-led models of Education that foster independence and life-long learning
Montessori
Reggio
Waldorf
Our mission is to inspire each child to find a calling that will change the world.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ACTON ACADEmY COLUMBUS
“If the purpose of education is to score well on a test, we’ve lost sight of the real reason for learning.”
- Richard Feynman
Our Studios
(Ages 9-12)
Learning in Action
IALDS Accreditation
Acton Academy Columbus is an independent private school in Dublin, OH. We are accredited by the The International Association of Learner Driven Schools (IALDS). IALDS is an accrediting entity and organization that is focused on the learner-driven communities.
“Children come into the world exquisitely designed, and strongly motivated, to educate themselves. They don’t need to be forced to learn; in fact, coercion undermines their natural desire to learn.”
Skills for the 21st Century
The 3 R’s (Reading, Writing, Arithmetic) of education have always been a critical part of our schools. For the 21st Century, our children need to be equipped with the 4 C’s as well.
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Communication