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 are currently accepting students ages 4-18.

Our learners attend Monday - Thursday (a Friday option is available as needed).  Our flexible program allows families to travel together during the year, without sacrificing any learning.

We currently follow a traditional school calendar starting school in August through the end of May.

Spark learners arrive between 9-9:30am to 2pm and ES, MS, LP arrive between 9-9:30am to 4pm.

While we are not a Montessori school, we respect and incorporate Maria Montessori’s philosophy. We utilize a combination of teaching methods  at Acton Academy including: the latest interactive technologies, hands on projects and the Socratic Method for discussions.

While we expose children to the importance of mindful spirituality and stress the historical importance of Christianity to the development of Western Civilization, we do not promote any one religion.

We have a spark, elementary, and combined middle and launch pad (high school).  We believe that children learn best when working with children younger and older than themselves rather than split up into groups based solely on age. In addition to individualized curriculum, all ages of students work together in groups.

Lord John Emerich Edward Dahlberg Acton (1834-1902) was a Victorian scholar of Freedom who saw liberty not as a license, but as the freedom to do what was right. He was suspicious of power for the sake of power, which led to his most famous quote: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." At the Acton Academy, we celebrate his defense of economic, political and religious freedom.

We believe that each of us has a special calling in life, and a series of trials and tests that must be faced with integrity and purpose, in order to live a satisfying and fulfilled life. Our mission is to prepare your child for his or her special journey.

Running Partners are classmates who meet together regularly to set goals and hold each other accountable for meeting those goals. Running Partners encourage and inspire each other by asking good questions, listening and providing affirmation.

We are not trained to serve children with serious learning disabilities but have been able to serve young heroes with dyslexia if they receive special training and believe that many minor learning disabilities are commonly misdiagnosed.

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.

The annual tuition for full time is $7,200 for Spark and $8,100 for ES, MS, and LP.  Multiple payment plan options are available.   

Sibling discounts available

A non-refundable enrollment fee of $500 will secure your child's place.

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

We just moved into our new long term home at 105 New Hope Rd E., McKinney TX 75071 in January  2022 full of lots of indoor AND outdoor space!!