Our Story

Sarah & Jordan Hans, Acton CC Founders, and Family

After a few years navigating traditional schools with our children, we became frustrated. They were unchallenged and bored in one subject while left behind in another. The system felt rigid and outdated. Should we add supplemental online instruction? Homeschool? Every option felt like a compromise between mastering core skills, cooperative learning, and freedom to explore. Then we discovered Acton Academy. Acton empowers children to take ownership of their learning and gives them an environment where they can think clearly and reach academic mastery at their own pace. For our family, Acton is exactly what we were looking for. 

In pursuit of finding the best school for our kids, our journey led us to an exceptional organization where young learners thrive. We are proud to bring Acton Academy to Corpus Christi!

Our Promises

We promise through Socratic guiding and experiential learning to encourage each member of our community to:

  1. Begin a Hero’s Journey.

  2. Discover precious gifts and a commitment to mastery.

  3. Become a curious, independent, life-long learner.

  4. Embrace the forging of a strong character.

  5. Cherish the arts, the physical world, and the mysteries of life.

  6. Treasure economic, political, and religious freedom.

Our Beliefs

We believe clear thinking leads to good decisions, good decisions lead to the right habits, the right habits forge character, and character determines destiny.

  1. We believe each person has a gift that can change the world in a profound way.

  2. We believe in learning to learn, learning to do, and learning to be.

  3. We believe in a closely connected family of life-long learners.

Joy + Rigor = Mastery

Embracing rigor is part of saying ‘yes’ to a Hero’s Journey. Deep learning brings a special sense of joy, but the mastery required for a Hero’s Journey goes even further, requiring commitment, discipline and hard work towards a worthy goal.