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Acera is a K-9 independent school serving gifted students from across Massachusetts. Acera enables students to have a runway that fits their potential, developing the next generation of scientists, innovators, and leaders for our world.
Our innovative program includes individual learning plans, ability-based math classes, and early and deep exposure to STEAM.
We believe in a multiple-intelligences approach to defining
giftedness. Acera was designed for students who love to solve
problems, make things, ask deep questions, and thrive with an
opportunity to create. Acera students experience traditional school
as a place with a ceiling that is too low, where they are not able
to learn at a rapid enough rate or with enough depth and engagement
to honor their voracious appetite for ideas, knowledge, and
expression. Creative thinkers, robust readers, and deep thinkers
experience a sense of belonging at Acera, a place with a runway
that aligns with each students' interests and potential.
Acera is an amazing school for the right child. The teachers are each stars and they are allowed the freedom to build wonderfully creative curricula that keep both the teachers and the kids engaged. The interdisciplinary work is admirable. Math classes are assigned by level vs grade. Grammar is actually taught at the elementary level. We have seen our child's writing go from meh to wow in a couple of years! Highly recommend for curious and high-level learners!
- Posted by Parent - LukaP
510/28/2024
We're so lucky we found the Acera School for our middle schoolers. We came to Acera because of COVID and the challenges at our excellent public school, but we stayed because we found it was truly a magical place. Our child was often bored and not always challenged, even at our excellent public school. But at Acera, they are always engaged deeply in the hands-on classroom experience. The teachers are amazing at immersing the kids into the learning process and do everything they can to follow the children's needs, interests, and passions. The community has been incredibly welcoming and our child has found a group of classmates that have fostered their intellectual pursuits and are a ton of fun every day. Now almost 5 years into Acera, our child is sad to graduate. They LOVE going to school every day. We are struggling to find a high school that would match up to Acera. Overall, we believe Acera prepares the kids extremely well for even the most challenging high schools.
- Posted by Parent - EP
512/9/2018
We're incredibly pleased with our child's middle-school experience at Acera. The math in particular is fantastic, a very high level of content and tough homework that requires thought and creativity. Likewise for the biology lab, the astronomy elective, the independent science-literature research project... Language-arts learning is an integral part of all classes, even math. In a nutshell, the work is challenging and engaging and the teachers are skilled and very supportive.
- Posted by Parent - happyparents
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