Is a course pack right for you?
Before you open the materials, here are the practical answers in plain language — who runs the course, what you are (and aren't) getting, which students it fits, and how to get started.
A parent can run it. So can a guide.
A course pack is built to be run by the adult in the room — whether that's a parent at the kitchen table or a certified guide in a micro-school or co-op. You don't need a science degree. The pack lays out each week, tells you what to do at the bench, and gives you the rubric that says what "good" looks like, so you're never guessing.
If you're a family, you run it yourself at your own pace. If you're a guide working with several students, the same pack includes the scheduling and instructor pieces you need to run more than one section. Either way, the course is the same — only the person holding the clipboard changes.
A course you run — not a class we run for you.
- A complete, ready-to-run biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, environmental science, physical science, life science, human anatomy, botany, astronomy, forensic science, marine biology, health & nutrition, or geology course — or the scientific method & lab skills, microscopy, or dissections lab-skills course.
- A week-by-week plan built around hands-on lab work.
- Rubrics and demonstrations that show real understanding.
- A study system, an AI-use guide, and a shopping list for gear.
- Not an online class with a teacher on the other end.
- Not a video course your student watches alone.
- Not a textbook to read cover to cover.
- Not a subscription — it's the course and the method, in one place.
Want the week-by-week picture before you decide? The what-to-expect guide walks through how a single week runs, what "mastery" means, and why there are fewer tests and more demonstrations.
Grades 6–12, with room to stretch.
The packs are written for grades 6–12 and tuned to AP-level rigor — so a younger student can grow into the harder units, and an older student finishes prepared to sit the AP exam if they choose. A motivated middle-schooler and a college-bound junior can both use the same pack; what changes is how far and how fast they push.
It fits best when a student can spend real time at a bench — with a microscope, a specimen, or a simple reaction in front of them — because the lab work is the heart of the course, not an add-on. If that sounds like the kind of learning you want, it's likely a good fit.
Have a question, or want in? Just ask.
The course packs are still being rolled out, so we're working directly with the first families and guides rather than posting a price online. If you'd like to use a pack, want to know what it costs, or just have a question about whether it fits your student, the fastest path is to email us — a real person will answer.
Tell us a sentence or two about your student (or your group) and what you're hoping to do, and we'll take it from there.
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The questions parents ask next.
Plain-language answers on who runs it, time, grades and transcripts, safety, materials cost, dissection, remote options, and how to start.
A real week, a real rubric, a real notebook page, and a real defense — no sign-up.
How a mastery course becomes a defensible A–F for a transcript or application.
Running real labs at home safely: chemicals, sharps and dissection, PPE, kids and pets.
The same course from a home bench with good internet, defended live over video.