Acton Academy Kingwood

05/21/2026

🌿 WILDERNESS WEDNESDAYS: SPRING SESSION RECAP! 🚀Our Spring session of Wilderness Wednesdays was amazing and full of adventure! ✨ Here is a look back at the incredible journey our heroes took:

🐊 STOP 1: BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK• Nature Center Discovery: The heroes learned all about alligators and local creatures! 🧠 🦎• Alligator Hike: We hit the trails and discovered so many gators along the way! 👁️🐊

🐸 STOP 2: KLEB WOODS NATURE CENTER• Pond Dipping: We scooped up and analyzed the tiny creatures living in the water! 🧪🐟• History Tour: The heroes toured the original Kleb house, barn, and homestead—even finding a decaying windmill hidden in the forest! 🛖💨• Wild Encounter: The biggest excitement of the day was spotting a Western Rat Snake crossing our path! 🐍🤠

🏹 STOP 3: JESSE H. JONES PARK & NATURE CENTER• Pioneer & Indigenous History: We toured the Redbud Hill homestead and the Akokisa Indian village! ⛺🌲• Hands-on Skills: The kids seeded cotton, fluffed it, and spun it into thread! 🧵🌾• Crafting & Chores: They peeled bark for tools, tasted fresh garden mint, made clay pots, and even washed clothes on an old-school washboard! 🧼🌱🍯What an educational and adventurous day! 🎒💪

🪵 STOP 4: LAKE HOUSTON WILDERNESS PARK• Up-Close Encounters: The heroes loved exploring the nature center, with a special treat of petting a hognose snake and a baby alligator! 🐍🐊• Rainy Fire Building: Despite recent rain and damp fuel, our heroes successfully built and started a campfire—no small feat! 🔥🌧️• Campfire Feast: We celebrated with roasted hot dogs and marshmallows! 🌭🍢• The Grand Finale: Of course, the absolute best part was swimming in the creek! 🏊‍♂️💦

🌱 WHY WILDERNESS WEDNESDAYS MATTER 🧠🏃‍♂️🎨Spending time in nature offers incredible benefits for children, fostering healthy development across the board. 🌟 Key advantages include:• 🧘‍♂️ Reduced stress & improved mood• 🏃‍♂️ Greater opportunities for physical activity & motor skills• 🎨 Enhanced creativity & imagination• 🧠 Deeper focus & engagement in learning

05/07/2026

🚀 Physics in Action! 🏎️⛵🏗️

This past session our young learners haven’t just been reading about the laws of science—they’ve been busy breaking them down and putting them to the test! This quest was a high-energy dive into the Laws of Physics through hands-on, "messy" learning.

Check out what our innovators have been up to:

Velocity & Thrust: They built custom cardboard cars to test gravity on the ramps, then added a twist—using balloon propulsion to see how thrust changes the game! 🎈🏎️

Buoyancy: It was a "sink or swim" challenge as learners engineered boats to see who could maximize surface area and displacement. Our record-breaker held over 400 pennies before taking on water! ⛵🪙

Friction & Structural Integrity: Channeling their inner Leonardo da Vinci, learners built self-supporting DaVinci Bridges and towers. They quickly discovered how friction and tension work together to create incredible strength without a single nail or drop of glue. 🌉

Mechanical Advantage: They explored simple machines by rigging up pulleys and levers. Learners saw first hand how we can trade distance for effort to lift heavy loads with ease - proving that science is the ultimate superpower!! 🏗️⚖️

Energy Transfer: To wrap it all up, the studio turned into a giant laboratory for Rube Goldberg machines. Seeing potential energy turn into kinetic energy through a series of hilarious chain reactions was the highlight of the quest! 💥🥎

At Acton, we believe the best way to understand the world is to build it, test it, and sometimes, watch it crash (so you can build it better next time).

04/09/2026

Wow! 🚀 What an absolutely smashing success our Children’s Business Fair was at Acton Academy Kingwood! 🌟 Our young entrepreneurs absolutely blew us away with their creativity, passion, and business savvy. We had 24 amazing booths! Seeing these young people step up, create products, and run their own booths was an incredible opportunity for growth and learning! 💼✨

💡 From unique handmade crafts to ingenious inventions, the talent on display was unmatched. A huge shoutout to all the brave young entrepreneurs who took the leap and showed us that young minds have big ideas.

🏆 Congratulations to our three winners of the cash awards: Best Presentation, Best Business Potential, and Most Creative!!

🤝 Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, families, neighbors, friends, and the entire community for coming out to support, encourage, and purchase! Your support makes these real-world learning experiences possible.❤️

03/28/2026

Our Children’s Business Fair is in full force!! Come support these amazing entrepreneurs!!

03/27/2026

Tomorrow is the big day! 🚀 Come out and support our incredible young entrepreneurs at their market. They’ve invested so much heart, time, and hard work into creating some amazing products—let’s show them a huge crowd!

03/21/2026

Countdown alert! 🚀
Just one more week until our Annual Children’s Business Fair!
Young entrepreneurs: there’s still time to grab your spot and turn your ideas into a real business! This is your moment to shine—sign up today before it’s too late.
We’d love for our whole community to show up and support these amazing kids. Come discover creative handmade goods, clever inventions, tasty treats, and so much more. Your cheers, purchases, and smiles will mean the world to our young business owners!
Mark your calendars—see you there! 🌟
Here is the link to register: https://www.childrensbusinessfair.org/porter-texas

03/19/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS, TEXAS PARENTS! The application deadline for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts has been extended! You now have until March 31st to apply for ~$10,000+ per child to use toward private school tuition and education expenses. Don't miss this opportunity to choose the best learning environment for your children! educationfreedom.texas.gov

03/17/2026

Today is the last day to apply for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts!! If you have ever wanted to be a part of our school, but couldn’t afford it, now is your opportunity!! Here is the link:

Beginning February 4, 2026, parents can submit applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program. Education freedom accounts are designed to open doors, expand opportunities, and give each Texas child the chance to learn in the environment that fits them best.

03/04/2026

3Bs Before G: Why Guides Don’t Answer Questions

If you ask a child at Acton the difference between a teacher and a Guide, you’ll often hear:

“Well… Guides don’t answer questions.”

Not because they don’t care. But because they do.

At Acton, we believe learning is something you earn. When someone gives you the answer, they rob you of that moment — the discovery, the courage, the ownership.

That’s why every learner is taught a simple habit:
Ask 3Bs Before G.

Brain – Try your best. Think it through. Re-read the directions.
Books/Browser – Use a resource. That could be a printed example, studio tool, or the internet.
Buddy – Ask a peer. Work through it together.
Only after trying all three should a learner ask a Guide — and even then, the Guide is likely to respond with a question, not an answer.

Why? Because every time a learner solves their own problem, they grow stronger. More confident. More capable.

And if it’s always easier to ask an adult? They’ll keep asking. And keep waiting.

Instead, this approach builds a habit of independence — and a community of learners who lift each other up.

At home, you can honor the same mindset. Instead of jumping in to help, try:
“Where could you find that answer?”
“What’s your next best step?”
“Have you asked a buddy?”

The goal isn’t perfection. It’s practice.

Because when children learn how to struggle productively, search resourcefully, and lean on each other instead of just the nearest adult, they don’t just become better students.

They become lifelong learners.

02/19/2026

Come join us for our annual Children's Business Fair! We welcome all young entrepreneurs from the community to join in the fun! Come display your wares and earn some money. You might even win one of the awards (cash prizes): Best Presentation, Highest Business Potential, and Most Original Booth!

We also welcome the community to come out and support these young entrepreneurs. Customers give them the opportunity to learn and grow!

Here is the link to register:

Join us at Acton Children's Business Fair Porter, Texas in 23979 Wildwood Rd, Porter, TX 77365, USA on March 28, 2026. Young entrepreneurs showcase their businesses at this one-day fair.