Acton Academy Frisco

Thank you to the Frisco Business Leaders for supporting our young entrepreneurs as they prepare for the Acton Children's Business Fair Frisco!

This networking group is GOLD and we were blessed to have the opportunity for our learners to present their pitch for a sponsorship. We are so grateful!!

Want proof children are far more capable than we can imagine? Come see children ages 5-12 pitch to angel investors at our Shark Tank Event this Wednesday, April 9th at 2:00 pm! Frisco Public Library - Community Event Room C

Want proof children are far more capable than we can imagine? Come see children ages 5-12 pitch to angel investors at our Shark Tank Event this Wednesday, April 9th at 2:00 pm! Frisco Public Library - Community Event Room C

Want proof children are far more capable than we can imagine? Come see children ages 5-12 pitch to angel investors!

Shark Tank
Wednesday, April 9th
2:00 pm
Frisco Public Library
Community Event Room C

What are quests? Textbooks vs. Hands-On Gamified Projects 🚀

At Acton Academy Frisco, “Quests” are hands-on, project-based challenges that engage students in active, real-world learning. These gamified projects focus on topics like science, writing, and critical thinking, culminating in public exhibitions every six weeks where students showcase their work. The approach fosters self-directed learning, creativity, and problem-solving, aligned with the school’s mission to inspire students to discover their passions and make an impact. 🌟

We believe in the ability and habit to apply a sense of wonder and a desire to learn more. 🌟

This hero volunteered to make an appearance on “The Community Difference -Frisco” podcast to make an announcement about the Acton Children’s Business Fair. He did this despite feeling nervous and unsure - we would call this courage! 🚀

The true measure of achieving greatness is how many times you can bounce back when adversity comes your way. 💙

It’s that time of year - time to build a business! 💡

The Entrepreneurship Quest is an all time favorite. Learners build a business one week at a time- learning about funding, cost analysis, branding, advertising, sales pitches, investor pitches, and the real test, market feedback at the Acton Children’s Business Fair Frisco. 📝

Stand by to get a preview of the “kidpreneurs” and their creative business ideas! 🌟

Replacing a negative voice with a positive one promotes resilience, continuous learning, and collaboration through positive feedback. Seeing challenges as opportunities and resistance, distraction and victimhood as temporary obstacles. - Acton Academy 🤍

A very special character call out for these middle school young men who demonstrated perseverance and courage by being prepared, showing up despite their nerves, and delivering a compelling first pitch to a CEO and COO of a Real Estate Development company to raise money for the Acton Children’s Business Fair. 👍

And, they were given only three afternoons to create an excellent presentation. 🙌

Go, Heroes, Go!

CHALLENGE DONUT 🍩

Finding and staying in your own challenge zone is an art in and of itself. It allows for creativity, development, and perseverance of your journey in life. 🤎

How do you want people to remember you? 💭

Beginning with the end in mind is a concept we discuss when contemplating life’s true meaning and purpose. It serves as a guide to directing our choices, ensuring that upon retirement, our learners will reflect on their lives with gratitude and alignment with their end goals. 💭

Thanks to a creative Acton guide who shared her manners poem with our network of campuses, our learners have been reading a new verse of her poem each Monday and practicing one table manner each week! 🤍

Four lucky heroes who win our “Manners Monday” competition by peer vote will be treated to a fancy lunch! 🥗

Thanks in advance to The Heritage Table for sponsoring this competition and providing a special experience where our learners can practice their table manners while dining at one of Frisco’s best restaurants! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Stay tuned to find out which heroes win! 🏆

Our Middle School learners take on debate of interesting questions every day, such as “Are you just the sum of your cells?” and “Do we as humans have the authority to override creator or nature, by intervening through stem cell research?” The practice of respectful and productive group discussion while practicing critical thinking are just the extra layers that make Acton the magical learning environment that it is. 🚀

At Acton we respect each learner as a genius on a Hero’s Journey who deserves to find a calling that will change the world. 🌍