An Acton Academy

Find a Calling
Change the World

A Montessori Inspired Private School in Moorhead, Minnesota

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Your family may belong at Odyssey if:

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You want

Your child to fall in love with learning

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You believe

Every child should be curious and creative

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You desire

Your child to discover their passion and calling

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You believe

Children thrive with hands-on learning

Odyssey FM Acton Academy

We believe

Every child is destined to find a calling that changes the world.

Did you know that education as we know it was designed in 1893? At Odyssey we bring the one-room community schoolhouse that shaped and built America into the 21st Century. Odyssey is a part of Acton Academy, a learner driven community with over 300+ worldwide campuses. We believe every child is on a hero’s journey to find a calling that changes the world.

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Your Hero's Calling?

Traditional Schooling

  • Children are grouped by age and have rows of desks
  • Memorization and testing of facts and figures
  • Students complete busy work, worksheets, and homework
  • Standardized tests and grades that measure achievement
  • Teacher led instruction
  • Adult authority figure that enforces order and rules
  • School is a factory with bells, rigid schedules, and one-size fits all
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The Odyssey Difference

  • Learners work collaboratively in a mixed age open spaced studio
  • Young children learn real life skills and apply to hands on projects, exhibitions, and real-world apprenticeships
  • Learners explore, create, and innovate with hand-on tools and technology
  • Learners set personalized challenging goals and transparently track progress through creating portfolios
  • Learners lead in a self-paced environment where everyone is a student and a teacher
  • Learners self-govern through creating contracts of commitment and peer accountability
  • School is an individual journey with goals, mentors, and 21st century tools that help them discover their calling