We believe every child who enters our doors will find a calling and change the world.
Learner-driven communities run by heroes-in-the-making
Acton Academy Port St. Lucie is the Treasure Coast’s only learner-driven “microschool” that believes every child is a true genius.
Self-management and self-governance are celebrated daily by learners who use 21st Century skills to tackle real world projects, inspired by classic heroes in a tightly bound community with extremely high standards.
An Education for the 21st Century
At Acton, we believe that learning to learn, do, and be are more important than memorizing for tests. We believe that clear thinking leads to good decisions, good decisions form the right habits, habits form character, and character determines destiny.
Through Socratic discussions, personal goal setting, critical thinking, and adaptive technology, our Heroes are equipped to be independent lifelong learners.
Whether it's by launching a business, creating a living habitat, programming a robot, or learning an instrument, Acton learners build real-life skills in the "studio" every day.
Personal virtues such as honesty, grit, responsibility, kindness and empathy are developed through community relationships and conflict resolution.
What our parents say
We asked them how they would fill in the blank: Acton is not a school, it's...
Acton is not a school, it’s a village!
A creative learning village, that helps shape our next generation into being Free Thinkers, accountable for their actions and their paths.
Because Acton is able to connect and build this Community, it provides a space for our young heroes to inspire each other and for the parents of these heroes to be able to help build a community of Passionate, Imaginative, Hardworking, Focused, Compassionate and Kind leaders that will guide world changes.
This Community is unlike any other because the growth that takes place builds a Family village that allows uncomfortable situations and unpopular opinions to be considered and heard to promote an environment for change to be created.
ChristineBrynnley's Mom 
Acton is not a school, it's a way of living. It's preparing your child for the real world by giving them the necessary tools in their tool belt to navigate life.
It teaches them kindness, empathy, responsibility, and accountability.
It gives children the capabilities to navigate life with their feet on the ground and knowing their full potential, but at the same time being able to see that their imaginations can help shape their worlds around them!
It teaches the children that they can take responsibility over their worlds and truly make a difference by following the hero's journey!
Once that child grows they will live the Acton way for the rest of their life because these are experiences and teachings that will shape them and follow them for the rest of their lives!
NicoleEmma's Mom 
Acton is not a school; it’s a door. Once opened, the journey will never be the same.
JessicaRose's Mom 
Acton is like a dream because it lets you be whoever you want to be while changing, falling, evolving, getting back up again, socializing and learning until you are ready to thrive and wake up to make it real.
DanyAgustina, Mia, & Bianca's Mom 
Acton is not a school. It is a safe and supportive environment designed to cultivate holistic personal growth because traditional schools often fall short in teaching the essential skills needed to navigate life and build meaningful relationships with others.
AngieBen & Amelia's Mom 
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What our parents say
We asked them how they would fill in the blank: Acton is not a school, it's...
Acton is not a school; it’s a door. Once opened, the journey will never be the same.
Acton is not a school, it’s a village!
A creative learning village, that helps shape our next generation into being Free Thinkers, accountable for their actions and their paths.
Because Acton is able to connect and build this Community, it provides a space for our young heroes to inspire each other and for the parents of these heroes to be able to help build a community of Passionate, Imaginative, Hardworking, Focused, Compassionate and Kind leaders that will guide world changes.
This Community is unlike any other because the growth that takes place builds a Family village that allows uncomfortable situations and unpopular opinions to be considered and heard to promote an environment for change to be created.
Acton is not a school, it's a way of living. It's preparing your child for the real world by giving them the necessary tools in their tool belt to navigate life.
It teaches them kindness, empathy, responsibility, and accountability.
It gives children the capabilities to navigate life with their feet on the ground and knowing their full potential, but at the same time being able to see that their imaginations can help shape their worlds around them!
It teaches the children that they can take responsibility over their worlds and truly make a difference by following the hero's journey!
Once that child grows they will live the Acton way for the rest of their life because these are experiences and teachings that will shape them and follow them for the rest of their lives!
Acton is like a dream because it lets you be whoever you want to be while changing, falling, evolving, getting back up again, socializing and learning until you are ready to thrive and wake up to make it real.
Acton is not a school. It is a safe and supportive environment designed to cultivate holistic personal growth because traditional schools often fall short in teaching the essential skills needed to navigate life and build meaningful relationships with others.
What leading entrepreneurs and thought leaders say
“Acton Academy is on the vanguard of change in education in our country. After reading [about it], your first two questions will probably be, 'Why couldn't my school be like this?' and 'How can I send my kids to Acton?'״
Seth Godin
Renowned marketing expert and best-selling author
“Acton Academy [is] a cutting edge program that blends the one-room schoolhouse, the Socratic method and 21st-century technology to aid each student in changing themselves and the world.״
Jordan Peterson
Professor, author and cultural commentator
“For an institution like the Acton Academy and for me, what it really represents is something I wish I had.״
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Gary Vee
Entrepreneur and investor
“Acton Academy is on the leading edge of what it means to give students agency of their own learning.״
Sal Khan
Founder of Khan Academy
“Acton is one of the largest, fastest-growing microschool networks. I love its focus on learner-driven education.״
Kerry McDonald
Education expert and author of "Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom"
“Acton Academy is one of the most important education developments in the world.״
Tom Vander Ark
CEO of Getting Smart, former executive director of education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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