Description: Take Education Back Into Your Own Hands & Help Your Child Discover And Grow Their Unique Strengths & Talents Because The World Needs Them.
Read on to see why Ed & Heather Hanko a Local Dad & Mom decided to start The Patuxent School School, as we know it, was designed in 1893 Our school was born different. The Patuxent School, An Acton Academy is one of the newest and most innovative (and downright coolest) educational programs in the world. Each Acton was founded by parents who believe there is a better way to educate their children and help other like-minded families in their community. We are learner-driven providing an innovative educatio
We believe each of our learners will find a passion – something they love and have a gift to do – finding and pursuing this gift we call the Hero’s Journey . Our mission is to foster our learners to find the skills and tools they will need to find and pursue their life’s purpose.
Heather Hanko began her Hero’s Journey in 2018 when she and her children embarked on their homeschool journey. Longing for an education experience that balanced work with play, Heather set out to explore nontraditional ways of educating her children. Two of the most important things that she’s learned about her children over the past four years is that 1) when given the space to create their natural gifts flourish 2) having consistent peer feedback is invaluable. Heather is committed to creating a joyful le