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Launchpad Studio prepares teens for life after school through apprenticeships, ventures, and self-governance.

No grades does not mean no rigor. Mastery-based learning sets a higher bar than traditional grading ever could.

Learners write and enforce their own studio contracts. This self-governance builds responsibility and mutual respect.

We do not use detention or behavior charts. Learners resolve their own conflicts through a peer-led process.

Considering an alternative to public school? Here are ten meaningful differences that go beyond class size.

This twelve-year-old designed a product, wrote a business plan, and sold out at our Children's Business Fair.

In our writing quest, learners draft, revise, and publish real books. Not book reports. Real books.

Technology at Acton is a tool for mastery, not a babysitter. Here is how we maintain healthy digital balance.

Running partners set goals together and hold each other accountable. This peer system builds grit and deep friendships.