Enrollment open for the Discovery Studio (ages 7-11) starting September 2025!
Join our info sessions: Jan 6 at 6 pm and Jan 11 at 10 am.📍Happy Valley Baptist Church 24220 N. 43rd Ave. Glendale, AZ 85310. Register here!

What if children are far more capable than we imagine?

Solid Roots Academy is a Christian private school alternative, serving families in Peoria, Glendale, North Phoenix, and Anthem.

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What makes Solid Roots
Academy different?

Christ-Centered

We believe all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found in Christ Jesus (Col. 2:3). As a result, we are building a culture where students are free to explore these treasures and cultivate their own personal faith.

Guides, not
Lectures

We believe the learning experience is much richer when the teacher (called a “Guide”) offers insightful questions and facilitates hands-on learning. Guides use the Socratic method, always responding to students’ questions with new questions.

Internships

Beginning in middle school, our students will obtain apprenticeships in a field about which they are passionate. They will intern with various professionals such as doctors, entrepreneurs, bakers, plumbers, attorneys, and graphic designers in order to gain real-world skills and learn at the feet of a master.

Learn by Doing

We believe children learn best by doing. Whether it’s launching a startup business, creating a tidepool habitat, playing a musical instrument, painting a mural, or programming a robot, students have opportunities to build real-life skills.

Learner-driven

Our students take ownership of their education and their peer relationships by agreeing together on rules of conduct, budgeting their own time, and working amongst themselves to solve problems. They learn to think independently, take responsibility, and embrace challenges.

Technology

Using the incredible eLearning tools now available, we are able to provide the rigor needed for learning math, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar in about 90 minutes each day, while freeing up the rest of the day for engaging, project-based, collaborative learning.

Christian private school alternative

Solid Roots Academy offers a Christian private school alternative that meets four days a week. With five six-week sessions and breaks in between, our schedule supports families seeking a balance between structured learning and flexibility. Scholarships and tax credits are available to help make tuition more affordable.
The Discovery Studio
The Launchpad Studio
The Middle School Studio

Learner-driven communities run by heroes-in-the-making

Self-management and self-governance are celebrated daily by learners who use 21st Century skills to tackle real world projects, inspired by classic heroes in a tightly bound community with extremely high standards.

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The Hero's Journey

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Find a calling
Be a hero
Change the world

Solid Roots Academy is education like you’ve never seen before. It’s a place where students discover their unique abilities with which they can impact the world for Christ.

Learn more about how Acton Academy turns learning upside down.
"A remarkable book that captures the powerful journeys of Acton Academy’s founders, students, parent community, and — I hope — the future of education around the globe. Any school, whether traditional or innovative, will gain insights from this magical place.”
Ted Dintersmith
Education Author, Film Producer, and Philanthropist

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Our Mission

We believe each person who enters our doors deserves to find a calling and change the world.

"I would never have believed children could learn so much from each other...
until I saw it with my own eyes. The lessons of self-management and self-governance have prepared our fifth-grade daughter to be a lifelong learner.”
Parent, Discovery Studio