Hey there! We are Katy and Richard Cooke—lawyers by trade, parents to Hayden, Scout, and John, and now founders of Acton Academy Davidson. We have always been hard workers and innovative thinkers, but parenthood helped sharpen our focus. As we grew our family, we began to reflect on our own educational experiences and what we wanted for our children. When we discovered Acton Academy, we knew we had found the answer.
Community over competition.
Earned mastery over rote memorization.
Courage and character over standardized test scores.
We couldn't wait to enroll our kids in an Acton near Davidson. But there wasn't one—yet. So we embarked on our own Hero's Journey and brought the school we love to the community we call home.