January 28, 2020Our 2019 Annual ReportBy Courtney Dickinson We are celebrating the ten year mark of our school! I write this sitting in the middle of our…
November 12, 2019Measuring what matters at schoolBy Courtney Dickinson What indicates a school’s success? Is it simply a standardized test score, like MCAS? It isn’t. The decades-long standardized…
November 7, 2019Scientific thinking and creative problem solving in actionThe Pyne Arts first grader wasn't satisfied with the results of her first experiment. "I added a big water and a big…
November 1, 2019Inside, Outside: Linking in-class content to real world issues and innovationsBy Courtney Dickinson @CourtneyofAcera Jake, age 13, sits and experiments with circuitry and Arduino, figuring out how to connect and code in…
October 31, 2019Scenes from the 2019 Innovator SymposiumOn Thursday, October 24, Acera School buzzed with activity. In the Commons, parents and kids interacted with computers, explored soft robotics, and…
October 8, 2019Save the Date! Acera’s Innovator Symposium is October 24What does an ocean-going robot do? What really is the secret life of bees? What does super-resolution microscopy look like? What can we learn…
September 23, 2019Middle school students bring a modular classroom to life"It's really cool to see this built...and real!" The excitement and pride was palpable as students, teachers, and parents gathered on a…
September 10, 2019AceraEI secures $50k Amgen Foundation grant towards life sciences training for public schoolsThe Amgen Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the global biotechnology company Amgen, has awarded $50,000 to Acera: The Massachusetts School for Science,…
September 4, 2019If your kids loved that, then they’ll enjoy this!What a wonderful summer! Hundreds of kids came to Acera to make, discover, inquire, write, design, and create. The journeys can continue…
August 13, 2019Top five free actions to make schools better, and students happierBy Courtney Dickinson Kids often dread their return to school in the fall, and we – as adults – let them. Societally,…
