Our Philosophy of Learning
Clear thinking leads to good decisions,
Good decisions lead to the right habits,
The right habits lead to character and
Character becomes destiny.
Acton Academy Amba Township is an Internationally Accredited Program
IALDS is an accreditation organization, recognized by the Texas Education Agency as a leading authority for private schooling. IALDS facilitates exceptional education standards for thousands of gifted students, educators, and their families. Spanning the globe, its outreach is matched only by its passion. IALDS excels with standard education models, as well as those more innovative in nature, both with the expressed purpose of elevating the experience of students and teachers alike.
In addition, Acton Amba Launchpad (high school) students, who choose to pursue the college path after graduation, have the option to pursue the following routes:
USA College Board Route: College Board
Indian Board Route: National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
International Board Route: Cambridge International Private Candidate
Studios
Acton Amba studios are flexible spaces for exploration, working, learning and play. Each studio is a tight-knit community of mixed-age learners who support each other and collaborate as a team daily. The studio environments foster a culture of respect, character development, and inspiration.
Elementary Studio
(ages 7 - 10)
Elementary learners venture on a path towards independence through developing self-awareness, setting challenging goals, and working in collaboration with others. They foster curiosity, a joy of learning while developing leadership, freedom with responsibility, and a growth mindset. Self-paced learning combined with real-world projects, they also begin to explore values, and build strength of character.
Middle Studio
(ages 11-13)
In the Middle Studio learners start their transition from childhood to adulthood, achieving increased independence and freedom with responsibility. Learners dive deep into rigorous cirriculum with integrity in their workday. Self-paced learning, real-world projects, and intensified collaboration through Socratic processes, they hold a high level of accountability, deepen their level of thinking in order to solve real-world problems. They also begin the journey of discovering their gifts, passions and understanding needs of the world through focused reflections and apprenticeships or service exploration
Launchpad
(ages 14-17)
High School learners spend critical years preparing for the real world through meaningful self-directed learning and spending time working alongside professionals through apprenticeships and engaging in service.
Highschoolers get to design their 4-year plans to meet their desired educational goals preparing them for future studies or entrepreneurial adventures while solidifying character and virtues that will help navigate their future life.
Our high school is called a Launchpad as it prepare each learner to launch into life beyond highschool by immersing in the quest to find their calling and truly manifest the belief that they can change the world!
21st Century methods
The latest in educational technology for self paced mastery of reading, writing and math skills.
Deep Socratic discussions about heroes, history and self governance to hone critical thinking skills and the ability to powerfully think, write and speak.
Hands-on project based Quests to master the tools and skills needed to solve problems in the real world.
Written promises and covenants that form a tightly bound community of individuals learning to form authentic friendships and honestly resolve interpersonal problems.
A learner driven community
Students create and sign a Contract of Promises describing how each individual will act and the consequences for violating community norms.
Mentor teams encourage younger and older students to listen, affirm, set goals and hold each other accountable.
"Learn to Be" badges that celebrate character and completing leadership challenges.
Measuring Mastery
Young heroes celebrate the mastery of tools, skills and character by earning badges, assembling portfolios and taking part in public exhibitions.
Parents use badges to track academic progress in Core Skills like reading, writing, math and spelling and character development in “Learn to Be” Badges.
Portfolios and the Journey Tracker (our internal goal-setting and tracking software) captures rough drafts, photos, and other creative work.
Public exhibitions at the end of most Quests allow young heroes to present work to experts, customers or the public for a real world test.
