What others are saying

Blog

Laura's Blog: On Being An Acton Academy Parent - Laura's Blog
Thoughts from Clark Aldrich (Unschooling Rules author): Unschooling Rules: A Report from Acton Academy's Front Lines (9/15/2014)
Sugata Mitra's visit to Acton Academy: "One of the Most Amazing Things I Have Ever Seen" (6/24/2014)
Maria Teresa's Story: Imagine this ... An Acton Eagle who at age 14 ...(1/29/2013)

Articles

The Philanthropy Roundtable: Education Philanthropist Jeff Sandefer: “Every Student is a Genius” (9/14/2022)
Forbes: Microschools Remain A Popular Back-To-School Option This Year(9/3/2022)
Forbes: Rising Demand For Learner-Driven Education Spurs Acton Academy Growth (12/4/2021)
Community Impact Newspaper: Acton Academy to open in August, now open for fall enrollment (7/25/2020)
WFAA: How one school seamlessly transitioned to home learning (5/18/2020)
Livingston Daily: "21st Century's version of a one-room schoolhouse" planned for Brighton (1/29/2020)
Forbes: Acton Academy: Hero Launchpad Goes Global (8/21/2019)
Syracuse.com: No homework or high-stakes testing: 2 couples start New Central NY private school (7/26/2019)
The Neighbor Newspaper: New Private School, Acton Academy, Opens On Long Island In September 2019 (6/17/2019)
Forbes: One of Education's Best Examples Of A Learner-Driven Community(6/21/2018)
National Review: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down (1/15/2018)
Inc. Magazine: Kids Inc. Entrepreneurship Training (March 2017)
Education Week: What Is a Micro School? And Where Can You Find One?(1/28/2016)
Education Week: 'Micro Schools' Could Be New Competition for Private K-12(1/26/2016)
Etale: Acton Academy Winner of Inspiration in Educational Innovation Award(12/30/2015)
NCPA: The Come Back of the One-Room Schoolhouse, by Carole Haynes(12/3/2015)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: An 'old school way' to approach education for the future, by Kyle Wingfield (11/16/2015)
Huffington Post: Open a MicroSchool: Here's How, by Tom Vander Ark(8/4/2015)
Education Next Blog: The Rise of AltSchool and Other Micro-Schools, by Michael B. Horn (5/5/2015)
Wired: We Should Be Teaching Our Students Like Yoda Taught Luke, by Vicki Phillips (2/24/2015)
Huffington Post: The Education Movement You've Never Heard Of, by James Moore (2/20/2015)
Getting Smart Blog: Acton Academy: An Invitation to a Hero's Journey, by Tom Vander Ark (10/12/2014)
EdSurge: 10 Things That Will Surprise You If Your Put Kids in Charge, by Jeff Sandefer (3/23/2014)
Forbes: Acton Academy: Socrates' Antidote for Government School Hemlock, by Bill Frezza (2/28/2014)
EdSurge: When Edtech Meets Montessori, Kids Rule Edtech, by Christina Quattrocchi (11/20/2013)
Getting Smart Blog: It's All About Culture at Acton Academy, by Caroline Vander Ark (10/1/2012)
Clayton Christensen Institute: The First Principle of Blended Learning, by Heather Staker (7/1/2012)
Forbes: The One Key Trait for Successful Entrepreneurs, by Jeff Sandefer(5/17/2012)

Podcasts

The "Doctor Mom" Podcast - Episode #310: Rethinking School to Foster a Love of Learning with Laura Sandefer of Acton Academy
The Essential 11 - Episode 45: Heroes of Education (6/15/2020; Apple Podcast)
Thrivenomic - Episode 10: How to Launch a Hero's Journey: Jeff Sandefer, Co-Founder of Acton Academy (6/15/2020; Apple Podcast)
Think Orphan Podcast - Episode 53: Jeff Sandefer – Disrupting Education Systems to Help Children Flourish (5/16/2017)
Ready Set Love! - Episode 29: Raising Smart Kids with Jeff Sandefer (10/9/2018)
InsideATX Podcast - Episode 19: Pioneering the World of Education with Jeff Sandefer (4/19/2017)
Getting Smart Blog: Building a Student-Centered School ... and Global Network(4/3/2017)

Videos & Conversations

The Philanthropy Roundtable: “Doers to Donors”: Jeff Sandefer on Helping Children Find Their Calling (9/12/2022; YouTube)
Dad Saves America: How to Run a School with Three Adults or Less (7/14/2022; YouTube)
A Conversation with Peter Diamandis: Reinventing Education (5/12/2020; YouTube)
One America News Network: Acton Academy on Tipping Point (11/25/2015)
SXSWedu: The Learner Driven Revolution (3/12/2015)
SXSWedu: Disrupting Education, a Master-Apprentice Approach, by Jeff Sandefer (3/7/2013)
TEDxOKC: Jeff Sandefer (4/8/2011)