The Academy Hout Bay is a tutoring center that facilitates active learning through student empowerment and participation. It considers education a process where students and their families are empowered. Learning involves active participation rather than passive reception of information from teachers. The center helps facilitate learning through developing student motivation, managing distractions, and cultivating a growth mindset. Students set goals and discover information to bridge gaps through efficient, flexible use of time and focus on self-discipline. The progressive learning system emphasizes creativity as students personally express what they've actively searched for and learned. A two-step process involves accessing tools and being proactive online to complete goals like learning to tell time in Spanish through sharing, discussion, practice, testing, and result