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Matt Beaudreau – Acton Placer Founder and President

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Matt Beaudreau Show Notes: Matt Beaudreau is the Founder of Acton Academy Placer Schools. He is also the co-founder at Apogee Strong Mentorship Program. He helps driven entrepreneurs open student-led campuses for real education and Freedom. Key Takeaways: 00:00:13 Favorite thing about working about young learners.  00:05:28:17 Examples where you said “No, I can’t do this. I don’t like it.” 00:13:32:21 […]

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North Star Teens

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Learning is Natural.  School is Optional. Website: www.northstarteens.org Email: info@northstarteens.org Phone Numbers: 413-582-0193 Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/NorthStarTeens School Pictures School Information Year Started 1996 Which age level do you cater for? 12-19 What makes your school unique? North Star is not a school.  We support teens to use a self-directed approach, with homeschooling being the legal

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Galileo XP

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Galileo is the new innovative self-directed online school for students aged 8-18 who are worldschoolers, homeschoolers, and/or unschoolers from all over the world. Website: https://galileoxp.com/ Email: kelly@galileoxp.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/galileoxp https://www.instagram.com/galileo.xp/ School Information Date Started August 2019 Which age group do you cater for? 8-18 years old What makes your school unique? Galileo is the

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Acton Academy Verona

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Learn to learn. Learn to Do. Learn to Be. Website: www.actonacademyverona.org Email: info@actonacademyverona.org Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/actonacademyverona School Pictures School Information Date Started September 2017 What grades do you offer? We don’t use grade levels. We serve ages 6 – 14 currently and expand each year!. What makes your school unique? We believe that each child

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Acton Academy Concord

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Your child is destined to be a world-changer. Website: www.actonconcord.org Email: headofschool@actonconcord.org Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/acton_academy_concord/ School Pictures School Information Date Started October 2019 What grades do you offer? We don’t use grade levels, we serve ages 6 – 12 currently, but will serve all school ages starting the 2021 school year. What makes your school

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The Old Schools vs. The New Schools: Student-Centered Learning

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“Old ways wont open new doors.” ~ Unknown A traditional American school has 15-25 students in a class. Children have basic needs provided – food, technology and trained adults to lead their daily academic routines with results-driven academic programs. They have access to libraries, sports and entertainment facilities too. All these affordances sound great to

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