A day in the life

A day in our Studios is creativity within constraints: large blocks of time for work and play with clear but broad guardrails, equipping young people to manage their time, set goals, and track progress.

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Discovery Daily Schedule

Each day is broken up into work sprints with a shared purpose or goal.

9:00
School starts with Opening Launch/Socratic Discussion.
9:30
Core Skills

Goal setting, math, writers' workshop, reading, civilization discussion, "Brain Breaks" throughout.

11:00
Lunch / Free Time
11:30
Outside/Physical Development

Active exercises and games to promote physical fitness and motor skills.

12:30
Quest  (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays)

Hands-on work, team-based challenges, sciences, coding, entrepreneurship, art & music, history, report on goals.

12:30
Guitar or CIV (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
2:45
Studio Maintenance
03:05
Closing Circle.
3:15
Ahhh Eagles! (Dismissal)

Please note that Before and After Care services are available. For more information regarding the timings of these services, please contact us directly.

Spark Daily Schedule

Each day is broken up into work sprints with a shared purpose or goal.

9:00
Montessori Work Time begins
11:00
Lunch
11:30
Outside/Loose Parts Play (with individual Montessori time for non-napping learners)
3:00
Closing Circle/Socratic discussion
3:15
Dismissal

Please note that Before and After Care services are available. For more information regarding the timings of these services, please contact us directly.

"Our son is excelling in his current learning environment. He is passionate about learning and has made strong friendships."

Parent at Acton Academy
Elementary Studio

A Learner-Driven Community

Our young heroes learn in tightly bound communities with extremely high standards of excellence, where self-management and self-governance are celebrated daily.

  • 1

    Learners create and sign a Contract of Promises describing how each individual will act and the consequences for violating community norms.

  • 2

    Running Partners and Squads encourage younger and older heroes to listen, affirm, set goals and hold each other accountable.

  • 3

    Servant Leader badges celebrate warm-hearted and tough-minded decisions that build character.

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