Introducing "The Driven Learner" Newsletter

Learner Driven education comes to north Cincinnati, Ohio (483 words)

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Joshua Blatman
October 29, 2024

Acton Academy Here We Go!

We've been hard at work at building Acton Academy for Cincinnati and are thrilled to announce our Newsletter, “The Driven Learner”.

You got this first edition of our Newsletter because you’ve expressed interest in-person, on our website, or on social media. If this is not for you, please unsubscribe at the bottom.

If this is for you, please read on and save the link to this Newsletter in a note so it’s easy to share when education conversations come up!

We're well on our way to opening our school, though the journey has been a steep learning curve in entrepreneurship.

Acton Academy Changes the World

Similar to our experience in entrepreneurship, for a learner, driving your own education is a completely world-changing experience. No longer is a child waiting for their “manager” to tell them what to memorize for a test.

After substitute teaching in 5 different local Public School Districts in the north Cincinnati area — the high-stakes testing, blank stares, and rote memorization — I knew we needed something different for our child.

Choice. Adventure. Agency. Autonomy. Freedom. Individuality. Heroism. Mastery. Collaboration…

There are many more words on the wavelength of these to describe Acton Academy and we’re starting Acton Academy North Cincinnati to help children (and families) in Cincinnati normalize them all.

Acton has already developed an industry-leading map with world class examples to support us on our hero’s journeys of guiding the next generation to find a calling and change the world.

This is a Call to Adventure

It’s a Call to Adventure in that we're not just starting a school but transforming ourselves in the process.

Acton's model of Transformational Growth supports ambition without dictating steps, fostering true learner-driven education.

There is support for ambition and guidance from experience, but there are no experts with requirements, directions, and a To Do list without virtue (context, choice, agency, and accountability).

This school is being driven by us learning how to build and run a school. If you’re a business owner, I imagine you know what I mean.

This “Hero’s Journey in real life” reflects the transformational growth that Acton’s learning model provides.

The network makes it all possible.

It’s such a thrill!

Why wait until adulthood to “figure out how the real world works”?

Acton’s Learner Driven education sets the next generation up for success early on with deep foundational life skills and real life internships.

That’s what brings us together here, to this new newsletter, “The Driven Learner”. 

This first post is just a “hello”, an introduction, and an invitation to subscribe and come along for the ride as we bring Learner Driven Education to north Cincinnati, Ohio.

Talk soon,

P.S. - Learn more about learner-driven education at Acton Academy by watching Jordan Peterson’s interview of Acton owner (Wonder School) Zach Lahn, here.