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Heroes Academy, Boise Idaho

What if children are far more capable than we imagine?

Heroes Academy is an innovative Pre-K through 12th Grade School in the Treasure Valley. We're reinventing education, and your family can be a part of it.

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See What We're Building

Experience how we're transforming education in this documentary.

Why We're Different

What Makes Heroes Academy Different?

Challenging work
Young people doing challenging work at their own pace.
Real-world projects
Collaborating on real-world projects.
Effort and mastery
Earning points for effort and badges for mastery.
Community
Sharing learning in a tightly bound community.
Technology
Using the latest technology to master reading, writing, and math.
Hero's Journey
On a Hero's Journey, with challenges, adventures, fellow travelers, and guides.
Our Studios

Learner-driven communities run by heroes-in-the-making

Self-management and self-governance are celebrated daily by learners who use 21st Century skills to tackle real world projects, inspired by classic heroes in a tightly bound community with extremely high standards.

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The Hero's Journey

Learn more about how Acton Academy turns learning upside down.

Courage to Grow by Laura Sandefer
"A remarkable book that captures the powerful journeys of Acton Academy's founders, students, parent community, and -- I hope -- the future of education around the globe."
Ted Dintersmith, Education Author, Film Producer, and Philanthropist

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Learning Design

Get inspired with a peek into our learning design.

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Our Story

We're a family just like yours. Find out why we're here.

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Our Mission

We believe each person who enters our doors deserves to find a calling and change the world.

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

"I would never have believed children could learn so much from each other...until I saw it with my own eyes. The lessons of self-management and self-governance have prepared our fifth-grade daughter to be a lifelong learner."
-- Parent, Elementary Studio