To inspire and empower children who enters our doors to find a calling that will change the world.
Wonder and Joy create
the magical spark
that opens up a child's
heart to learn.
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A Day in the Life at ROA
"Once you discover how much children can do in an environment that dignifies, magnifies, and inspires their minds to learn, there's no going back to traditional classrooms again."
-Courage to Grow by
Laura Sandefer
Studios
Our Spark Studio is for learners from 4-6 years old. It offers a safe, caring, and warm environment where young children thrive.
The studio consists of an ideal balance of indoor and outdoor opportunities for enriched learning through play and hands-on exploration, where they build skills and knowledge at their own pace.
We draw our inspiration from the schools in the highly successful municipal schools of Reggio-Emilia, Italy, and Maria Montessori's educational philosophy but we are not a Montessori school.
Our approach is specifically designed to foster a culture of respect, develop individual character, and promote student achievement.
Kindness and developing good character is a cornerstone in all we do. The social, emotional, as well as the academic life of each child, is valued and honored.
Our Elementary Studio consists of bright, open, and flexible spaces for work, learning, and play.
It is a place where learners come together to learn core skills, develop character, and life skills while having ample opportunities for collaboration, exploration, and free play in our outdoor classroom and maker's space.
Learners use hands-on materials as well as adaptive technology to build a strong foundation of core skills.
Each Studio is a tight-knit community where they learn how to set goals, work collaboratively, hold one another accountable, and love learning.
This environment fosters a culture of respect and character development.
The Middle School Studio is for learners ages 12-14 who have already proven that they are able to work independently.
They work on difficult, real-world problems and learn to write and think more deeply.
Learners continue collaborating, building their character, and building friendships with their studio-mates who will challenge and support them through peer review of their work.
This Studio ultimately brings learners to a deeper understanding of their character, while they explore their natural talents, their calling through apprenticeships, and realize their gifts; helping them discover who they are, what they are good at, and what they are meant to do. To find a calling to change the world.
The Children's Business Fair is a free program offered to entrepreneurial families by the growing network of Acton Academy schools and the Acton MBA Program. River Oak Academy is proud to be an annual participant in this program, which creates an empowering experience that children and their parents are not likely to forget.
Children's Business
Fair
Young entrepreneurs first make an important decision: they hire themselves! They’ll apply through the business fair website and begin to launch their product or service. The children plan their business at every level: product, service, marketing, accounting, cost of goods, pricing, profit, etc. Through this process, children learn a sense of wonder, the importance of hard work, taking responsibility, and gaining confidence in the next challenge.
Our Promises to Your Child
Begin A Hero's Journey
Learn to be A Curious, Independent, Lifelong Learner
Develop a deep respect for economic, political and religious freedom.
Cherish the arts, wonders of the physical world and the mysteries of life on Earth.
Discover his or her most precious gifts and learn to use them to solve difficult problems.
Outdoor Classroom
