According to research, the healthiest, happiest, most joyful people have:
A sense of meaning or purpose bigger than one's self
Healthy, positive connection with others
Healthy, positive connection with themselves (mind, body, spirit)
Healthy, positive connection with nature
Experiences of flow states
Experiences of beauty
what if school were designed to cultivate all aspects of flourishing?
our mission:
each person who enters our doors will find a calling that will change the world.
Launched in Trilith in Fall 2018, The Forest School—Fayetteville, GA—joins a growing network of Acton Academy Schools worldwide that are building on the success of the original Acton Academy in Austin, Texas.
Watch these videos about how The Forest School is transforming education.
A School for the 21st Century
Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven't always grasped the basics? Yes, it's complicated, but educator Sal Khan shares his plan to turn struggling students into scholars by helping them master concepts at their own pace.
Let's teach for mastery—not test scores
// Sal Khan
We care deeply about graduating flourishing, self-directed, independent learners.The Forest School's mission is that each person who enters our doors will fi...
What is The Forest School?
// Forest School families & staff
http://www.ted.com In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.
Bring on the learning revolution!
// Sir Ken Robinson
According to research, the healthiest, happiest, most joyful people have:---A sense of meaning or purpose bigger than one's self---Healthy, positive connecti...
What does a flourishing child look like?
// Forest School families & staff
Welcome to the Acton Academy. Due to the high demand to see our classroom in process, we've put together this virtual tour. The Acton Academy mission is to inspire each child and parent who enters our doors to find a calling that will change the world.
A virtual tour of Acton Academy
// Acton Academy, Austin, TX
Let's play "what if" for a moment. What if a seven year old were able to diagnose her learning needs, set goals, find resources for learning, choose and impl...
What is self directed learning?
// Forest School families & staff
