Frequently Asked Questions

We currently offer a Spark Studio for ages 4-6, and a Discovery Studio for ages 6-12. We have plans to soon offer K-12 options for all families! Please contact us for more details.

Acton Academy Mississauga is turning learning upside down in every sense of the experience. Learners are in control of their environment and of their own learning.

In an Acton studio, you will find:

• No homework
• No teachers lecturing
• No grades
• No tests
• Real world projects and experiments
• Socratic discussions
• Learner self-governance
• A guide, rather than a teacher
• Apprenticeships to gauge interest in aptitudes
• Achievement of badges and portfolios of completed work

Acton Academy Mississauga is part of the network of over 300 Acton Academies around the world. We follow the same exact Learning Design (curriculum) and learning model that our owners helped create at the original Acton Academy campus.

If you are hearing the call to adventure, we are the place for you! We promise to families the opportunity to:

• Begin a hero's journey
• Learn to be a curious, independent and 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 your most precious gifts and learn to use them to serve others

Yes! We offer before and after school care based on demand. This year (2025-2026) we are offering before school care starting at 8 am and after school care until 5 pm for an additional fee. Please contact us for further details.

Learners work through badge plans and set goals with their families through online tools and systems, which are tracked daily and weekly.

Our badge systems outlines expectations for core skills (reading, writing, math and spelling) as well as our Quest projects and social/emotional progress throughout the year.

Learners showcase their work in exhibitions at the end of every 6 week learning arc. We encourage families to actively participate in goal setting and review of work completed for each learner.

We promise to prepare your child for any path they desire to be on. We don't align directly with Ontario curriculum, and offer learning in all subjects to prepare our learners to think clearly and learn content that matters.

For core skills (reading, writing, math and spelling), learners go through rigorous learning by using adaptive learning technology to ensure content is mastered and any gaps are filled.

For other subjects (history, sciences, programming, physical education and art), we used a project based approach to deeply explore areas of real-world uses of information and also focus on what interests our learners.

If a learner needs information at any time, we are confident they will be well equipped to take on the challenge and get the necessary information effectively, quickly and confidently.

Here is a video clip of Seth Godin speaking about the difference between memorizing information and knowing how to figure out what information is needed and where to find it.

We are located at 295 Queen Street South in Streetsville, in the Lower Hall of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

At our school, the academic year typically runs from September to the end of June. The year is broken down into 5 or 6 week learning arcs, followed by a few days of rest (usually aligned with weeks with statutory holidays).

Tuition for the 2026-2027 year is $14,000 per learner.

• 5% sibling discount available
• $1,000 deposit per learner is due at registration
• 3 equal payments of the balance are due August 1, November 1, and February 1
• Monthly payment plans available
• 2.5% discount for full payment up front on or before August 1

Tuition is committed for the entire school year and is non-refundable. When you register at Acton Academy Mississauga, you're committing to a contractual agreement to pay the full year of tuition. Exceptions are at the discretion of the Owner. If we determine that a learner is not a good fit for the studio, a prorated tuition amount will be refunded based on the exit date.

We respect and incorporate Maria Montessori's philosophy but, we are not a Montessori school. We also use the latest interactive technologies, hands on projects and the Socratic Method for discussions.

No it is not. We believe in political and religious freedom and leave it to families to decide what to teach. We are open to Believers, Searchers and Non-Believers alike and expose children to the importance of mindful spirituality. We address historical importance of many religions to the development of our culture.

Our promise is to prepare and equip all learners for whatever future they choose and whatever challenge that they desire to conquer, including trying out traditional school or attending the most selective of universities. We support all journeys- even those that take away learners from our school! Moving to a traditional school is generally easier for our learners, although they may want to come back!

In applying to universities, our learners are ready to present rich portfolios of work including real-world experience and internships, which will make them stand out from the traditional crowd of university applicants. This makes them invaluable to the best universities eager to have diverse voices and learners who have real purpose in their attendance.

You may wish to read more about project-based learning at this link: How my project-based school prepared me for Columbia.

We believe that each of us has a special calling in life, and a series of trials and tests that must be faced with integrity and purpose, in order to live a satisfying and fulfilled life. Our mission is to prepare your child for his or her special journey.

Someone who can research questions, follow instructions, solve problems—admit that they don't know something and figure out a solution when they hit a roadblock without asking an adult for help — participate in discussions, and strive for mastery.

Running Partners are classmates who meet together regularly to set goals and hold each other accountable for meeting those goals. Running Partners encourage and inspire each other by asking good questions, listening and providing affirmation.

We believe that children learn best when working with children younger and older than themselves rather than split up into groups based solely on age. In addition to individualized learner driven plans, all ages of students work together in groups in each studio.

We are not trained to serve children with serious learning disabilities but have been able to serve young heroes with dyslexia if they receive special training and believe that many minor learning disabilities are commonly misdiagnosed.

Acton Academy Mississauga is accredited by the International Association of Learner-Driven Schools. Acton Academy Mississauga has been assigned a BSID number by the Ministry of Education in Ontario and is listed as a private school on the Ministry's website.

Guides are game makers that inspire learners to embark on their hero's journey. They offer real world challenges, tools, processes and frameworks to nurture the learner driven studio. They offer mirrors for learners to be accountable to themselves and to their fellow learners. And guides never answer a question…EVER!