Studios at Acton Academy Placer
Where Every Age Group Learns to Lead Their Journey
From curious 4-year-olds exploring through play to 18-year-olds launching businesses and pitching ideas, each studio is built for purpose—not just age.
Spark
4 - 8 Year Old Learners (Must be TK to enter)
Threshold
7 - 11 Year Old Learners
Discovery
11 - 14 Year Old Learners
Launchpad
14 - 18 Year Old Learners
A Day in Spark
Empowering Environment:
The Spark Studio offers a welcoming space where young learners navigate independently and let their curiosity lead the way.
Foundational math, reading, and geography in workstations in the studio.
Learners explore Montessori activities with a “freedom within boundaries” approach, tackling a variety of challenges at their own pace.
Afternoon Spark Play:
Focused on outdoor exploration, promoting creativity through unstructured play with loose parts.
Adventures in Nature:
From gardening, playing in the mud kitchen, hiking, nature walks, and exploring earth science through art and discovery!
A Day in the Threshold
Ask great questions.
Have fun and welcome others.
Set and track goals in core subjects.
Build a solid foundation in math, reading, writing, and Civilization.
Explore, are curious and develop a love of learning through hands-on project-based learning.
A Day in the Discovery
Master core skills (reading, writing, and math) through the latest technology.
Develop critical thinking and an appreciation for heroes and history through Socratic discussions.
Dive deeply into biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, finance and psychology through immersive quests and public exhibitions.
Prepare for the real world through challenging apprenticeships.
A Day in Launchpad
Prepare for the real world through challenging apprenticeships, interviews with industry leaders, and deep reflection of how your gifts and passions align with a need in the world.
Read deep literature; communicate clearly and powerfully; and tackle real world computational challenges.
Wrestle with timeless moral dilemmas through Socratic discussions in Civilization and through studio governance.
Dive deeply into college level biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, finance and psychology through immersive quests and public exhibitions.
Serve in leadership roles in lower studios, their community, and around the world in the Acton Network.
No Grades
At Acton Academy Learners Strive for Mastery
No Homework
Curiosity is the Secret to Learning Not Busywork
No Teachers
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