Heroes Academy is an innovative Pre-K through 8th Grade School in the Treasure Valley. We're reinventing education, and your family can be a part of it.
Supported by the latest in technology and cognitive science, we move beyond the traditional tools of lectures, homework, high-stakes tests, and grades. At Heroes Academy, our students learn in collaborative classrooms of multi-age learners. Our flexible approach challenges each student with their differentiated learning plan, coupled with real-world projects and experiences.
Above all else, each child that enters our doors begins a journey to discover their unique gifts and passions, and how they can be used to find a calling that will change the world.
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Experience how Acton is transforming education in this independent, award-winning documentary.
Heroes Academy is one of 150+ Acton Academies around the world.
This proven model allows our students to 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.
If you’d like to learn more about Acton Academy's story, read the book Courage to Grow.
At Heroes Academy, we believe that learning to do, learning to be, and learning to learn are more important than memorization alone – learning to know.
Learn about Learning Design
Learn more about what we've missed in Education and how Heroes Academy is different in this TEDx talk by our school's founder, Jake Thompson.
A TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson, emphasizing the importance of creativity in education.
In this TED talk, Jeff Sandefer poses the question of why we no longer apprentice our own children in our trade or craft?
Grow a unique, curious and independent spirit
Develop a deep love of learning and kindness in relationships with others
Work hard, develop real-world skills, and adventure into the real world
Discover a next step in your Hero's Journey so you launch out of high school with a vision and a calling that could change the world
I'm Head of School at Heroes Academy
We are now enrolling:
PreK through 8th grade.