1220: Turning Learning Upside Down with Laura Sandefer Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Acton Academy

Laura Sandefer is an author and the co-founder of Acton Academy, a school whose learner-driven model is spreading across the globe with over 130 locations in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, Malaysia and more, and in 2019 is celebrating 10 years of letting children take learning into their owns hands. Acton Academy bases their model of learning on the Hero's Journey: a story pattern common in ancient myths and modern day adventures in which a hero goes on an adventure, wins a victory and comes home transformed. Children at Acton Academy know why they are being challenged to learn -- they are on their own Hero's Journey to find their passion in life. Sandefer went on her own Hero's Journey in starting Acton Academy, which she chronicles in her book Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down (Acton Press, 2017). She became a reluctant entrepreneur, growing Acton Academy so other parents can start their own learner-driven communities. Sandefer has a bachelor of arts and masters of education degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, children and three dogs. "have a morning routine that feeds your mind and your body and soul. It took me years to figure out that I need to get up an hour before everybody else in my family. I need to have a solid hour in the dark before the sunrises to get centred, to get less stressed, to become fuelled… It transformed everything about my work life"…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-71D