What if children are far more capable than we imagine?

Ascend: An Acton Academy is an innovative private school that launched in 2020 in the Milford, Pennsylvania area.


Acton Academy is one of the most important education developments in the world.
— Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart

Our Calling

Ascend equips children to discover and grow their unique God-given talents and gifts to impact the world.

Because the world needs them.


Our Mission

We believe each person who enters our doors deserves to find a calling to change the world.


“I am confident that any randomly-selected ten-year-old from Acton would have succeeded instantly where at least some MIT graduates failed.”
— Matt Greenfield, Rethink Education

Learner-driven communities run by heroes-in-the making

Self-management and self-governance are celebrated daily by learners who use 21st Century skills to tackle real world projects, inspired by classic heroes in a tightly bound community with extremely high standards.


The most amazing outcome at Acton is that young heroes there are genuinely enthralled with learning. Simply said, they LOVE school.
— Heather Staker, Ready To Blend

public enrollment opens on march 1st

for the 2024-2025 school year!


Experience the Acton Academy difference by watching this short video of the main campus in Austin, TX. Narrated by our Co-Founder, Jeff Sandefer.