The Humanist Academy

"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is." - Isaac Asimov How do children learn 10X faster at Acton Academy? Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen something on our campus that’s hard to put into words. Step into Launchpad, our high school studio, and it might feel like a poetry club, a fitness class, a tech incubator, or a graduate seminar. But that’s just the surface. The real magic is what’s behind it all. For five weeks, learners haven’t just

Dear THA Parents and Warriors, It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago, we launched The Humanist Academy  from that red-brick house on...

Acton Owner's Conference 2025 in Austin During our lunch break on Saturday at the Acton Owners conference, I stumbled upon a...

by Siya Atit (an MS Warrior age 14) Society often labels us. You are a Christian, and they are Hindu. You're Muslim, and they are...

"Do something today that your future-self will be proud of." This June, we celebrated our second-ever Launchpad graduation, honoring the...

Our Warriors have spent the last 10 days at Japalouppe, a world-class Equestrian Center, near Pune, India, learning horseback riding,...

A celebration for the ages... On June 24th, 2023 The Humanist Academy celebrated it's very first high school graduation in the school's...

As parents gathered on August 22nd, 2023, our Warriors left their ordinary world, crossed the threshold and set off on their Hero's...

"Because children are far more capable than we can ever imagine..." - Laura Sandefer Where can you find creativity, communication,...

Yesterday our ES and Spark Warriors wrapped up their mini-Children's Business Fair Exhibition, and it was such a blast! Warriors from the...

by Pruthviraj Chavda Check out this blog post about the first few weeks of school written by an LP Warrior!

"The very practices that heal our soils will also heal our climate..." - Kiss The Ground Last month our MSLP Warriors, a group of 25...

A THA parent testimonial

"There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing!" Just a few days a go, our entire THA community went on quite an adventure!...

I know I haven't written a blog post in a while, but that doesn't mean awesome things aren't happening at THA. They happen every single...

Authors: Adhishri, Anya, & Yatharth Pictures by: Sai Sidharth “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” -...

When was the last time you went on a trip? Did you go to another state, country, or continent? What did you do? Who did you meet? What...

By: Anya Gupta, Cáite Doyle, Ananya Bhatt, Arjavi Thakkar, Adhishri Dingorkar, Jasmine Patel, & Rudri Patel A week ago we took a...

Written By: Caite Doyle, Arjavi Thakkar, & Paavan Purani Interviews by: Paavan Purani & Arjavi Thakkar Photographs by: Atharva Sheth At...

By: Ananya, Rudri, Sohum, and Aryan Middle school. A lot of people think of a drama-filled place, with people who are still figuring...