How Many People Can a Boat Hold Before It Sinks?
Our Spark learners investigated floating and sinking, starting with sketches and ending in water.
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Early childhood, done differently.
Our Spark Studio blends Montessori materials, Reggio-inspired environments and Waldorf rhythm. Here is what a morning actually looks like for our youngest learners.
Every Child Has a Spark. Which One Is Yours?
The maker with glue on their fingers. The baker asking for one more batch. The artist filling every blank page.
Montessori Math You Can Hold | Pink Tower and Number Rods
In Spark Studio, math starts with materials children touch, move, count and repeat before any worksheet appears.
When Parents Catch the Hero's Journey Spark Too
Something shifts. Parents stop molding their child into who they thought they should be, and start seeing who they already are.
The Montessori Moveable Alphabet in Action | Phonics That Works
Before children can write, they can build words. A full year of hands-on phonics, culminating in learners spelling on their own.
Graduating From Spark Studio to Growth Studio
A milestone built on dedication, perseverance and leadership. Two learners move up, leaving a mark on the studio behind them.
Never Underestimate a Four-Year-Old
Our youngest Heroes are proof that age is just a number for creativity, hard work, and independent learning — given the right environment.
Ages 4-7 Present Their Own Learning Exhibition
Our Spark Learners showed families what they've learned and how they've grown. Public exhibitions start young here.
Building Sentences With Colored Word Blocks | Early Literacy
Our Spark learners are mastering sentence construction and reading with hands-on word blocks. Commas are next.
Inside Our Spark Studio: A 'Yes' Space for Ages 4-7
Child-sized furniture, materials within reach, and a room designed to say yes. How environment shapes child-led learning, Reggio-style, in Dublin, Ohio.
Ramsey Musallam’s 3 Rules to Spark Learning (TED Speaker and Innovative Educator) that we also
Ramsey Musallam’s 3 Rules to Spark Learning (TED Speaker and Innovative Educator) that we also nurture at Acton Academy Columbus:
The 100 Languages of Children | Reggio Emilia in Practice
Music and movement are two of the many ways young children express what they understand. The Reggio Emilia idea of 'The 100 Languages,' in action in our Dublin, Ohio studio.
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