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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 New Schools: Our Purpose and Objectives

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Why does The New Schools exist? Our main mission revolves around improving the health and well-being of children, through educating and inspiring adults to strengthen their communities, create environments that foster play and to communicate effectively and peacefully. We are delving into the education field because of multiple reasons. One is that the team has the passion …

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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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