Our mission is to inspire each child that walks through our doors to find a calling that will change the world. Every child that embarks on a Hero’s Journey will ultimately have a unique story to tell. It will be their unique gifts and passions that will inspire them to pave the road they will walk.

 THE JOY OF LEARNING…

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?

Welcome to

Odyssey: an Acton Academy. 

One of the newest of 200

Acton Academies worldwide       offering a truly different approach to education.

Our own children needed something different than what was available in our city.              

— so we are opening this innovative school in CARROLLTON, GA!!!!

Traditional education was invented over a century ago to address the needs of the time. Things have really changed since then! We no longer require the government to prepare a list of content (curriculum) that everyone should learn at a prescribed pace and at a prescribed age. We can look up anything at any time.

It is common to see articles like this: Students are being prepared for jobs that no longer exist. Not here! Future-proofing our children (for an economy we can’t imagine) means shifting away from content-driven programs to processed-based ones like what we do at Odyssey.

Using the Acton Academy model, our students develop the skills they really need: critical thinking, group collaboration, conflict resolution, decision-making, and problem-solving. These, along with “soft skills” like self-discipline, emotion regulation, self-awareness, and grit, position our children to tackle anything.

This learner-driven environment is for children who process at a different pace, can work independently, and want adults to get out of the way!

So, what makes Acton different?

Core skills are developed by each student using self-directed, self-paced methods, and technology where appropriate. We allow students to learn on their own by providing a safe space to try, make mistakes, and by using Socratic teaching methods where we ask more questions than we answer. The learning is organized into projects and quests to demonstrate real-world experiences and provide context and meaning to their subject material. We continually inspire and motivate our students through examples of dedication, character, determination, hard work, and the success (in whatever form) that will bring.

what makes odyssey different?

01. Acton Academy uses the latest technology in a self-paced learning environment that is designed to foster responsibility, goal-setting, and teamwork. Acton students are empowered to thrive in a world that needs independent, motivated thinkers and learners.

02. We believe children learn best by doing. Whether it’s launching a startup business, creating a tidepool habitat, playing a musical instrument, painting a mosaic, or programming a robot, Acton students are building real-life skills in the classroom every day.

03. We believe the learning experience is much richer when the teacher (“Guide”) offers insightful questions and facilitates hands on learning. Guides use the Socratic method, always responding to students’ questions with new questions. This exchange hones students’ critical thinking skills.

04. Acton Academy is “student led.” This means young people take ownership of their education and peer relationships. Acton students learn to think independently, take responsibility and embrace challenge. They are being prepared to bring their own unique genius to the world.

05. We believe in the power of apprenticeships. Beginning in middle school, our students obtain summer internships in a field they are passionate about. Acton students have interned with doctors, entrepreneur bakers, plumbers, attorneys and graphic designers. What will your child choose?

06. We encourage our students to develop personal virtues such as honesty, hard work, responsibility, kindness and empathy. Armed with purpose and good character, we believe our students will launch into adulthood prepared to find their calling and change the world.

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 NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS

Odyssey: An Acton Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.