Our Discovery Studio serves young people ages 7 to 12 years old in a mixed-age, self-paced and hands-on learning environment. The main goal is for young people to explore, create, and build themselves.
Through daily Socratic discussions, uninterrupted online core skills time, and exciting real-world projects and quests, Learners go at their own pace, pursue their interests, and develop important character traits.
Through a self-learning and self-governing process, they understand the relationship between freedom and responsibility, discover their hero’s journey, develop long lasting friendships, and participate in a hardworking community with a culture of inquiry.
Young people transition to taking full responsibility of their education, becoming an independent learner, lead others, and develop the character traits of a Hero.
Each morning the Discovery studio has 2-3 hours of uninterrupted, self-directed time for core skills. They set daily goals and use a variety of hardcopy and online, adaptive self-paced programs to earn points, earn 'badges' for excellent work, and develop life skills in focus and mastery.
Holistic learning does not happen inside four-walls. Our Discovery studio goes on what we call 'Adventures' into the real-world, with hands-on, experiential learning that ties to our session theme and goals. We love to venture into our community to explore, learn, and grow (and practice our language skills!).
Every 6 weeks Learners demonstrate our "Learn to Do" pillar by hosting a public Exhibition or Children's Business Fair to demonstrate to parents and community members what they've learned for that session. We demonstrate mastery, competency and progress - we do not test or give homework.
Every afternoon, Learners collaborate and work on real-world projects, challenges, and Quests that are part of an overarching theme for each 6-week session. Final products are revealed at the public exhibitions. Projects span interest areas including the sciences, history, technology and the arts. We offer Art and PE every week.
English is our primary language , with Dutch as a commonly spoken second language in our studios. We understand the value of children becoming multi-lingual. Thus, given the nature of Curaçao and diversity of our families, we emphasize language arts, immersion experiences, and speaking, reading and writing in multiple languages.
"Learn to Be" is coveted at Acton Academy. We believe that one's character determines their destiny, not simply 'what they know'. Infused into everything we do, our learners develop and demonstrate important character traits as they walk their hero's journey and bravely change the world.
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