Blackstone Acton Academy Ann Arbor
A Homeschool Co-op
At Blackstone Acton Academy, we believe every young person is a hero on a journey. Our learner-driven homeschool co-op is built for families who want more than traditional classrooms or one-size-fits-all online programs. Here, learners take ownership of their education in a small, close-knit community that prizes curiosity, courage, and creativity. Meanwhile, parents remain the primary educators and partners in the journey, ensuring that learning aligns with each family’s values and vision.
What WE CAN DO
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Learners choose meaningful texts, draft, revise, and present work to real audiences as they build clarity, persuasion, and the courage to speak their truth.
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Every idea in science is explored through hands-on quests, experiments, and Socratic launches, so learners uncover how the world works by doing, not just reading.
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Heroes walk in the shoes of historical figures and debate governance across quests that examine power, justice, and civic responsibility, connecting past to present.
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Learners set personal fitness goals, explore nutrition and wellness through project experiments, and build habits that align body, mind, and purpose.
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Through design, media, storytelling, and performance quests, learners express identity, experiment boldly, and learn creative literacy as a life skill.
We partner with homeschooling families to cover all the core essentials every high schooler needs
Beyond the basics
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Learners design, build, and program machines that interact with the natural world, exploring sensors, automation, and environmental robotics as tools to monitor and protect biodiversity e.g. tracking insects, soil moisture, or microclimate—to help preserve fragile ecological data and systems.
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Heroes train models to detect species, monitor habitat change, and flag environmental anomalies, giving AI a role in safeguarding Earth’s biochemical and genetic heritage.
They confront questions of bias, data integrity, and the ethical tradeoffs when modeling nature, acknowledging that missteps could erase critical knowledge about life’s diversity.
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Learners craft narratives that tell Earth’s story. Its layered genetic history, disappearing species, and ecosystems under threat; sparking empathy, accountability, and action.
Because we’re hosted inside Blackstone Institute of Technology (BIT), we bring in what most co-ops can’t include in thier learning eco system.