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The Day They Realized They Don't Need Me

The day they realized they don't need me. During our afternoon Socratic discussion, a story from another Acton Academy campus was brought...

Architecture

Four weeks ago, our Eagles were tasked with designing a new studio! From the ground up, they would have to plan, design, and build a...

The Sprinkler Dilemma

We've been talking sprinklers. Our garden is fully planted and with any luck we'll start seeing some sprouts in a few days. Currently, we...

Tell Me Everything You Know

Our model of education focuses heavily on students being self reliant and taking responsibility for their own learning. If they want to...

Taskmaster Part 2

Love how these Eagles are learning to think outside the box. Today's Task Master was: "Blow this piece of paper over from the furthest...

Best Work

It is the eve of our robotics exhibition and there is a LOT that the Eagles need to get done before they can show what they've learned....

Detective Science

We are a few days into our detective science quest and theories are flying. Over Christmas break I set up a crime scene in our makerspace...

Taskmaster

It's official, Taskmaster is a hit. Taskmaster consists of an extremely vague open-ended prompt and a deadline. The tasks are designed...

George Washington

Just as we were getting ready for our D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) time, we caught sight of a small black critter darting across...