Yucca Learning: An Acton Academy
A school that your family can grow with, from first steps to meaningful mastery.
Designed for learning adventures from early childhood through high school.
February 12 • 5:30–7:30 PM
Join us for an Open House and Upper School Grand Opening
February 12th 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for an Open House and Upper School Grand Opening February 12th 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Grounded in Human Development
Yucca Learning is built on universal stages of human development, beginning in early childhood and extending through adolescence. Learning evolves as children grow, without losing its core values—curiosity, independence, and purpose.
Joy in Purposeful Work
Young children learn through hands-on, meaningful activity. Older learners apply those same habits to real-world projects, collaboration, and problem-solving. Across ages, work is chosen with intention and shared with pride.
Assessment Through Meaningful Mastery
There are no traditional grades. Instead, growth is guided by observation, reflection, and readiness. Early childhood learners build strong foundations, while older learners set goals, track progress, and demonstrate mastery through exhibitions of learning.
Fostering Independence
In our youngest environments, independence looks like caring for self, space, and materials. As learners grow, it becomes ownership of work, goal-setting, and self-direction. The skills change, but the belief remains the same: children grow capable when they are trusted.
Learning within Community
Yucca Learning is a tightly-bound, mixed-age community where children learn from one another and grow into leadership over time. Care, collaboration, and responsibility are practiced daily—starting with a sense of belonging.
Celebrating the Power of the Hero’s Journey
Every learner begins a journey of becoming—supported by caring guides and a community of fellow travelers. From early moments of wonder to purposeful challenge, Yucca Learning prepares children not just for the next stage of school, but for a meaningful life.
Yucca Learning is built around a simple belief: children grow best when learning is aligned with how humans naturally develop.
From early childhood through adolescence, learners are trusted with meaningful work, guided by caring adults, and supported by a community that values both freedom and responsibility. Independence begins early and deepens over time — from caring for materials and space, to setting goals, leading projects, and reflecting on growth.
There are no traditional grades. Instead, learners progress toward mastery through observation, practice, feedback, and celebration. Learning is shared through exhibitions, collaboration, and real contribution — not worksheets completed in isolation.
Yucca Learning is not a program children age out of. It is a learning community designed to grow with them — nurturing curiosity, capability, and character at every stage.
Early Childhood Montessori Education
At Yucca Learning, we believe that early childhood education is so much more than a place to “get ready for school”.
Instead, we strive to create an environment full of experiences that call to the child’s curiosity and joy.
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Yucca Learning: An Acton Academy is a proud member of the global Acton Academy network. Like our fellow affiliates, we believe that every child has a unique genius, and that we are all walking on a hero’s journey together. Yucca Studios serves young heroes from 1st grade through high school graduation.
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We cultivate the human spirit by providing self-paced, experiential learning in a learner-driven and value-based environment, guided by strong personal relationships with learners and families.