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Causes: Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy
Mission: Acera school envisions a world in which schools engage students in meaningful learning, in which teachers are freed as entrepreneurs in their classrooms, and in which students can become the best version of themselves, given each students' unique capacities, needs, and passions. The acera school day program provides kindergarten - grade 8 students with unbounded access to learning, offering gifted students opportunity according to their ability not age. The acera community, across all its programs (including our steam learning lab summer and after school enrichment programs) and partnerships, learns, discovers, and explores at a pace appropriate to each child's unique motivation and potential. Our culture is not about pressure; it is about freedom. We keep alive students' innate curiosity and love of learning. We also partner with organizations beyond our walls, creating programs rich in sciences, technology, engineering, creativity and arts.
Programs: Develop the next generation scientists, innovators, and leaders safeguard the spirit and innate curiosity of each child-focus on inquiry, creativity, and complex thinking-emphasize stem learning areas, developing native capacity-create educational partnerships with universities and academic institutes. Foster inspiration and education in emerging fields-enable student's to pursue their passions and talents. Provide a runway for learning so that students can fulfill their potential. - leverage our lab school program as a model to spawn innovation in education. - develop citizens who have a sense of responsibilty to make a positive impact in our world.