Elementary · 8–11 years
Elementary Squad
Deep dives, real work, first mastery. Semester projects in their lane.
Time it takes
Two focused hours plus project time
Two-hour mastery mornings with adaptive practice, project afternoons in your lane, weekly pod studio, monthly field work or apprenticeship visit.
What we promise
- Semester-long projects in their lane
- Writing, math, and science at grade level and beyond
- Field work: interviews, site visits, apprenticeships-lite
- Pods that run like small studios
Nourish & rest, included
Kids who cook: a weekly dinner, a budget, and the science of what food does.
9–12 hours; sleep is the study strategy
Every week you get
Mastery goals in math, reading, and writing with weekly check-ins
A semester project milestone
A research skill (sources, notes, citations) taught and used
Pod studio with critique
Field work or expert call
A portfolio entry
A sample month, in your lane
Elementary · 8–11 years
Elementary Squad
Deep dives, real work, first mastery. Semester projects in their lane.
How a week is shaped
Two-hour mastery mornings with adaptive practice, project afternoons in your lane, weekly pod studio, monthly field work or apprenticeship visit.
Time: Two focused hours plus project time
Every week you get
- Mastery goals in math, reading, and writing with weekly check-ins
- A semester project milestone
- A research skill (sources, notes, citations) taught and used
- Pod studio with critique
- Field work or expert call
- A portfolio entry
🥄 Nourish at this stage
Kids who cook: a weekly dinner, a budget, and the science of what food does.
Pick a lane to see the tilt
🧭 Explorer in the Elementary Squad: Rotate lanes each semester to find the fit.
A sample month (weeks 1–5)
Week 1
Launch a Podcast
Research, write, record, publish
- Interview questions and note-taking
- Script writing with revision
- Audio editing basics
- Pod studio: episode one
Week 2
Run the Numbers
Data that answers a real question
- Design a survey
- Spreadsheet and charts
- Write the findings
- Present to the pod
- unlocks the weekend before
Week 3
Civics Lab
How a town decides
- unlocks the weekend before
Week 4
Body Systems
Anatomy with real models
- unlocks the weekend before
Week 5
Design & Build
A product for a real client
How each lane tilts the Elementary Squad
🧭
Explorer
Rotate lanes each semester to find the fit.
⚽
Athlete
Training science, nutrition, and a schedule that protects practice and competition; academics compress, not disappear.
🔧
Builder
Engineering and coding semesters with real clients.
🩺
Healer
Anatomy, first-aid certification, and shadowing.
🎨
Creator
Portfolio-driven studio semesters with public showings.
🌿
Naturalist
Field science with a long-term site and real data.
Nourish at this stage
- • Cook one family dinner a week, start to finish
- • Grocery budget math
- • Sports nutrition basics for athletes
- • Reading a nutrition label
- • Growing, preserving, and cooking a crop
Educational guidance, not medical advice. Your pediatrician or a registered dietitian knows your child.
Rest at this stage
- • 9–12 hours; sleep is the study strategy
- • Consistent wake time even on pod days
- • Wind-down routine without screens
Ready for the Elementary Squad?
$99/month per child · siblings 25% off · first 14 days free · 30-day guarantee