The Story of CHOICE
CHOICE: An Acton Academy, is an independent school in Bountiful, Utah for ages 4-14. CHOICE empowers children with the skills and beliefs necessary to live their potential and dreams.
You’ll wish school was like this when you were younger. This is what happens each week…
1/2 way “there”
1/18/22- 1/23/22 As we reached the half way point of the school year this week, I found myself asking "Are we half way there?" The question that followed quickly after was "What does 'there' mean?" Gratefully "there" looks different for each studio and each hero; and...
Our own journey…
One of the many ideas that attracted me to the Acton philosophy is the belief that we are all on our own Hero's Journey, while also providing a mechanism for encouraging excellence and helping us become the best us. As we met for Journey Meetings last week, it was so...
Budding entrepreneurs
1/3/22-1/6/22 The Entrepreneur quest is foundational to an Acton Academy. There are so many valuable lessons to be learned from entrepreneurship. Each studio took a different approach to it this year. In the Spark Studio... We will experience the entrepreneurship and...
Wrapping it all up
12/13-12-16 The holiday season is often a time of giving gifts. As we end our session (and the year) perhaps heroes will wrap up more gifts than they even realize. In the Spark Studio... We had so much fun this session learning about traditions around the world. Every...
Focus and fascination
12/6-12/12 With only two weeks left of the session and intriguing cultures and religions to learn about, heroes in both studios are focused. They are fascinated by what they are learning and quick to share their latest discoveries. In the Spark Studio... we continue...
The most wonderful time of the year…
11/29-12/5 "It's the most wonderful time of the year..." Heroes are familiar with and love the holidays and traditions that they celebrate during this time of the year. But what does the rest of the world do during this time of year? And what does the rest of the...
What our heroes (students) and their parents say…
I love the confidence-building atmosphere. It makes learning possible and more enjoyable! He said to me at the beginning of the school year, “I’m going to this school so I can be responsible and learn for myself.” So true! He is taking responsibility for himself and his own learning here! Before CHOICE, we struggled getting to school, emotionally and physically. Several months in, he still wakes up early so he’s not late for another fantastic day!
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CHOICE has been such a blessing for our kids. It is so comforting knowing our kids are in a positive environment that is helping them grow! Not only are they learning scholastic skills, they are also learning how to become wonderful, strong individuals and how to handle everyday life. It has been so much fun watching our kids grow and come home so happy each day.
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I highly recommend CHOICE. As I did my research about Acton Academies, I really liked their philosophy. I love that my child isn’t just learning for a test, but learning things like: initiative, responsibility, grit, gratitude, critical thinking, and collaboration. I love so much about CHOICE, but my favorite thing is they truly see each child as a hero. Whether my child has had a productive day or not, I know she is loved at CHOICE.
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We have seen wonderful changes in our 1st grader these past few months! Where she would usually get frustrated and quit if something got difficult, she will now stop, assess, ask questions to figure things out. Most days when she comes home she prefers to continue learning and asking questions rather than watch T.V. When we decided to start this Hero’s Journey we knew we’d be on the right track if our child developed a love for learning and that exact thing has happened – but in much less time than expected!





