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What if children are far more capable than we have ever imagined?

Yucca Studios is a revolutionary
learner-driven school serving ages 6-14 enrolling now.

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A 21st century school

Yucca Studios is an innovative elementary school and we believe that each person who enters our doors is a hero destined to change the world.

Yucca Studios is part of the Acton Academy network, started in Austin in 2009 - hailed by the US education secretary as a leading model of K-12 innovation in the United States.

We believe it is the most nurturing, deep-learning, student-centered learning environment in the world, and we're thrilled to share it with intentional families in our community.

Experience how Acton is transforming education in this independent, award-winning documentary.

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At Yucca Studios, we believe that learning to do, learning to be, and learning to learn are more important than memorization alone – learning to know.

Learn to Do

What skills do you need to change the world? Every day we're standing in the shoes of doctors, designers, presidents, and builders, learning the skills and tools that heroes have mastered. We call it a Quest.

Learn to Learn

The world is changing fast. The skills of tomorrow aren't the skills of today. Take with you a DIY toolbox of curiosity, grit, trial-and-error, joy, and perseverance. You've confronted new things before. You can learn anything.

Learn to Be

No other accomplishment matters unless you've built a life you're proud of. Have you become a good person? What relationships have you nurtured? What habits have become part of your character?

Learn to Know

Build a solid foundation of traditional academics –and even more importantly, a clear "why?". Master writing and grammar because storytelling can change the world. Dive deep into biology because you intend to cure cancer.
"I would never have believed children could learn so much from each other – until I saw it with my own eyes. The lessons of self management and self governance have prepared our fifth-grade son to be a lifelong learner.”

What Makes Yucca Studios Different?

Traditional
School

  • Rows of desks and a teacher at the blackboard
  • Memorization and testing of rules and facts
  • Report card measures your success
  • One teacher lectures to many students
  • Worksheets just like our grandparents used
  • School like a factory with bells, shifts, and one-size-fits-all

Yucca Studios

  • Work collaboratively like at Google or Facebook
  • Learn real skills and apply them in projects
  • Set personalized goals then transparently track progress
  • Everyone's a teacher; everyone's a student
  • Professional tools for art, engineering, and storytelling; Cutting-edge adaptive tech for Core Skills
  • School like a journey, with big goals, mentors, tools, and a destination you care about
We believe clear thinking leads to good decisions, Good decisions lead to the right habits, The right habits lead to character, and Character becomes destiny.

Find out if Yucca Studios is the right fit for your family:

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We were started by families just like yours. Find out why we're here.

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Hi, I'm Natalie London. 👋

I'm Head of School at Yucca Studios.

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