08/27/2026
🦅 We’re Growing — Join the Acton Team!
Acton Academy Estero is looking for an energetic, curious, mission-driven Apprentice Guide who wants to rethink what education can look like.
This is NOT a traditional classroom job. Our learner-driven, Christian school is located on a working farm, where much of the day is spent outdoors learning, exploring, building, creating, and helping young people become independent thinkers and leaders.
No traditional teaching experience required—we’re looking for the right person with the right mindset who loves kids, loves learning, enjoys being outdoors, and wants to grow with us.
🌱 Learner-driven education
🐓 Farm & outdoor learning
💡 Socratic discussions & hands-on projects
✝️ Christian community
🚀 Opportunity to grow into a Guide role
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Interested? Send us a message to learn more. Or start your audition with the link https://actonacademyestero.org/careers/
Job details
Apprentice Guide
Acton Academy Estero | Estero / Ft. Myers
Are you interested in education, but not convinced the traditional classroom is the only way to do it?
Acton Academy Estero is looking for an energetic, curious, and mission-driven Apprentice Guide to join our growing learner-driven school.
And this definitely isn't a typical school.
Our campus is located on a working farm, and much of our learners' day is spent outside. Eagles may move between their Studios, fields, gardens, animals, pond, outdoor gathering spaces, and hands-on projects throughout the day. We believe some of the best learning happens when young people are moving, exploring, building, creating, and interacting with the real world.
Acton Academy is a radically different approach to education. Instead of teachers lecturing at the front of a classroom, our Guides create an environment where young people learn to think independently, solve problems, set goals, work collaboratively, and take ownership of their education.
Our learners are called Eagles, classrooms are called Studios, and teachers are called Guides because we believe young people are capable of far more than simply following instructions.
What You'll Do
As an Apprentice Guide, you'll work alongside experienced Guides and gradually learn how to:
Facilitate Socratic discussions rather than lecture
Coach learners to solve their own problems instead of providing answers
Support individualized academic progress
Lead hands-on projects, challenges, and real-world learning experiences
Spend significant portions of the day outdoors learning and working alongside Eagles
Incorporate our farm, animals, gardens, pond, and natural environment into the learning experience
Help learners develop independence, responsibility, leadership, and strong character
Build and protect a positive, high-accountability Studio culture
Participate in agricultural, entrepreneurial, outdoor, and experiential learning
Learn the Acton Academy model with the opportunity to grow into a larger Guide role
Who We're Looking For
You do not need traditional classroom teaching experience.
In fact, this may be an especially good fit for someone studying Alternative Education, Education, Psychology, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Outdoor Education, Environmental Studies, or a related field who is excited about rethinking how young people learn.
Our ideal candidate is:
Energetic and great with young people
Curious and willing to learn
Comfortable allowing learners to struggle productively rather than immediately rescuing them
Dependable, humble, and coachable
Creative and willing to try new things
Someone who genuinely enjoys being outdoors and doesn't want to spend the entire day inside a classroom
Comfortable getting a little dirty and participating in hands-on learning
Interested in learner-driven, nature-based, and experiential education
Excited about helping young people become capable, independent human beings
Acton Academy Estero is a Christian, faith-based learning community, so applicants should be comfortable working in an environment where Christian faith and values are an important part of our culture.
Why This Opportunity Is Different
This isn't an internship where you'll spend your time making copies or watching from the sidelines.
You'll be immersed in a working alternative-education environment on a farm, where the line between the classroom and the real world often disappears. You'll be mentored in a completely different approach to learning—one built around Socratic discussion, project-based learning, individual mastery, entrepreneurship, outdoor exploration, character development, and learner agency.
One morning might involve coaching Eagles through their individual academic goals; another part of the day could involve a Socratic discussion, caring for animals, exploring the pond, building something, working in the garden, or helping learners tackle a real-world challenge.
For the right person, this could become the beginning of a long-term career with Acton Academy Estero as we continue to grow.
Interested?
We'd love to meet you, show you our farm campus, introduce you to our Eagles, and let you experience an Acton Studio firsthand.
Acton Academy Estero
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