While we are not a Montessori school, we utilize Montessori materials and incorporate aspects of Maria Montessori’s philosophy. 

Acton Academy Frisco bases enrollment on age not on grade level. We currently serve ages (5-13 years old). Each year we will expand the ages we serve by one additional year, so our program will grow with our oldest learners. We have three studios, Spark (5-7 years), Discovery (8-11 years), and Adventure (11 yo- 13 yo). 

Someone who can research questions, follow instructions, solve problems—admit that they don’t know something and figure out a solution when they hit a roadblock without asking an adult for help — participate in discussions, and strive for mastery.

We believe that children learn best when working with peers who are both younger and older than themselves rather than with groups based solely on age. In addition to self-paced and an individualized curriculum, all ages of students work together in groups.

We believe each of our students will find a passion — something they love and have a gift to do. They will use this gift to serve others and fulfill a need they are passionate about in the world. This may be by becoming a shoe-shiner who tells stories and makes people’s day just by doing his job with love and vigor; it may be by becoming a coach who sees the light in a child’s eyes and guides her to pursue a dream; it may be by becoming a father or mother who leads a family on a Hero’s Journey; it may be becoming an entrepreneur or business leader guided by compassion and integrity; or it may be by becoming an artist or writer who brings beauty to people’s lives.

Yes, we are accredited through the International Association of Learner Driven Schools.

Our commitment to serving our families begins with receiving transparent feedback. Each quarter we survey both parent and learner to rate us on how well we accomplish our goals and live up to our promises. We share these results with the community. These surveys are our most important metric to measure the success of the learning community.

Our goal at Acton Academy is to inspire and equip our students for any endeavor they choose to pursue after high school, whether it be starting their own enterprise, seeking employment, or attending any selective university. Acton Academy Frisco believes fostering and developing self-discipline, independence, and grit are very important elements to a successful learning experience in college. With respect to the admissions process, we can only imagine what it will look like in the future as it is currently in flux as the more selective universities are moving away from standardized test scores. Our heroes will graduate with a transcript, GPA, and a digital portfolio that will reflect their diverse learning experience, including their development in creativity, innovating, entrepreneurship, leadership and public speaking experience, special projects, authored books, essays, presentations, 360 peer reviews, and problem solving experience.