Position Opening at Acton Morristown
Apprentice Guide
Ages 7-11
Do you want to change the world?
If your goal is to instill your love of learning in others while advancing your own professional growth, this is your chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the world’s most innovative schools.
Acton Academy Morristown—is a one-room schoolhouse for the 21st century with innovative elements such as Quest-like projects with real world application, Socratic discussions, apprenticeships, and the Hero’s Journey in a student-centered, multi-age Studio.
We opened Fall 2019 grades K-6. For the 2019-2020 school year we had learners grades K-6. Now searching for a Spark Apprentice Guide to join our Spark Studio (ages 4-7) beginning ASAP. The Apprentice Guide is expected to work five days a week spending time in the Studio (our term for classroom) and as well as planning, documenting, communicating with parents, and performing administrative tasks.
The Apprentice Guide’s main role will be to move young learners on a Hero's Journey to understand and develop their most precious gifts, to help them discover their deepest passions, and to inspire learners to use their gifts and passions to serve others in a meaningful way.
We believe our learners will go on to change the world in a profound way.
Position Description:
🌟 About the Role
As a Guide, you’ll:
Create a safe, vibrant learning environment where children lead their own learning.
Design Socratic discussions, real-world quests, and daily launches that challenge and inspire.
Coach learners (ages 6–10) in setting goals, solving conflicts, and holding each other accountable.
Resist the urge to answer questions—instead, ask better ones.
Work alongside a tight-knit team who believes school should feel like freedom, purpose, and curiosity on fire.
Qualifications:
🙌 We’re Looking for Someone Who Is:
Deeply curious, with a love of learning and exploration.
Energized by young people’s independence and voices.
Grounded in growth mindset, self-direction, and creative problem-solving.
Tough-minded and warm-hearted—you can hold boundaries and inspire joy.
A clear communicator with strong writing and collaboration skills.
Excited by the idea of disrupting traditional education and building the future.
Bonus points if you’ve been a camp counselor, homeschooler, unschooler, outdoor educator, or have experience with Montessori, Waldorf, or project-based learning.
This is a position for an independent learner who: can work with little direct guidance; likes to collaborate, experiment, evaluate and continually improve; has a deep respect for all children believing that each human has genius within; and is a flexible problem-solver.
It is essential that this person can learn fast, loves to work hard, and is an active reader and writer.
The position will begin ASAP with (paid) consulting hours expected once a contract is signed. We are an 11-month program. We run on 4-7 week Sessions with 1-2 week breaks in between Sessions. The Guide will be expected to work five days a week. We will be closed for six and one-half weeks in the summer.
Apprentice Guide will work intermittently through the summer to continue learning the Acton model, prepare the Studio environment, and perform other administrative tasks.
Acton Academy Morristown Non-Discrimination Policy
Acton Academy Morristown admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. Acton Academy Morristown does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship, and loan programs and athletic and other School-administered programs.