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You don't need permission to start a school.

Plan it. Open it. Run it. With founders who've already done it. We help you get to your first dollar before opening day, and keep money moving once the doors are open.

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Before you open

Plan it. Earn money before you open the door.

Most microschools don't fail because the curriculum was wrong. They fail because they never started. The right plan, plus the first dollars coming in, is what actually gets a school open and keeps it open.

Plan with eyes open.

See what families nearby are paying for daycare and private K, who the competition is, and how many kids in your zip might actually enroll. Build a financial model around that real data, then let AI Challenge stress-test it: "What happens to your cash if enrollment lands at 8 instead of 14?" Hard answers before you sign a lease.

Start earning while you're still planning.

Fresh revenue ideas every time you log in: Saturday workshops, summer camps, after-care add-ons. Pick one and we turn it into a real event you can sell, public signup page, Stripe checkout, the whole thing. Families in your neighborhood can sign up and pay you before tuition starts rolling in, and as a supplement once it does.

Founders who've already done it.

You're not the first one trying these. The Community wall has the workshops, camps, and open houses other founders ran, with what they earned, what flopped, and why. Borrow what worked. Skip what didn't.

A microschool founder working at a sunlit desk planning their school

We are founders. Lifting each other up.

You chose to build a school because you saw a better way to teach the kids in your community. Keeping the lights on takes revenue. Revenue comes faster when founders share what's actually working. So that's what we do here: ideas tried, dollars earned, lessons logged, so the next founder gets there faster.

Revenue firstOutcomes, not opinionsShow your workLift each other up

What you get

Three things nobody else gives microschool founders.

A community that actually shares what's working. AI that knows your specific school. Tools to run the whole thing. All in one place.

The community is the difference

Founders helping founders, with receipts.

Most platforms give you a forum. Here you'll see what other founders actually ran, what they made, what flopped, and why. Your next move is probably already on someone else's wall.

Cash flow before tuition fills up

Get to your first dollar in days, not months.

Saturday workshops. Extended-care add-ons. Summer camps. We help you turn ideas into events that take real payment, before enrollment fills up. Cash moving early is what makes quitting your day job feel less terrifying.

AI worth paying for

AI that knows your school, not generic chat.

Most AI gives the same answer to everyone. Ours reads your numbers, your zip, your model, and tells you the specifics. It catches the things in your plan that don't add up, before they cost you real money.

Families gathered outdoors at a microschool open house

Real ideas. Real outcomes.

What other founders are running, with results.

Every idea has a result attached once someone runs it. What it earned. What it cost. Whether it even worked. Wins and flops, both useful. Pick what fits your school and your budget.

Saturday science lab, $40/kid · K-5

FounderORTried & worked

Two-hour Saturday science workshop using kitchen-chemistry kits. Kept materials cost under $4/kid.

Result: $360 net the first weekend. Two follow-up enrollment inquiries.

Extended-care add-on (3 to 5 PM), $350/mo

FounderORTried & worked

Started after-care for the 4 families who were always asking. Same staff, just stretched the day. No marketing needed.

Result: $1,400 net per month, recurring. Highest-leverage add I made all year.

Birthday party hosting, $350 flat for 2 hours

FounderCATried & bombed

Use the school space on Saturdays for kid birthday parties. Marketed to existing families.

Lesson: Zero bookings in 6 weeks. Families viewed it as a chore for me, not a perk. Pulled the offer.

Built for everyone in your school

Every role. One platform.

You're not just running a business. You're serving teachers, parents, and kids. And you're planning, opening, and figuring out next school year, all at the same time. Every role gets the view it actually needs.

Founder

Open it in the morning, know what to do.

Where enrollment stands. What's coming in. Who's behind on tuition. What families are messaging about. What to try this week to bring in extra revenue.

Teacher

Run the day, plan the week.

Take attendance in one tap. Drag blocks around to lay out the week's plan. See health alerts for each kid. Today's calendar sits next to today's plan.

Parent

What's happening with my kid, without the email chase.

Was my kid there today? What did they do? When's the next field trip? Tuition due? Pay, message the teacher, RSVP. All in one place.

Student

Their day, in their language.

Older kids see their schedule, what's due, and what materials they need. Calm and clear, built for them, not for a 40-year-old.

Pre-launch founders

From idea to opening day.

Real market data for your zip. A financial model where you change a number and see what breaks. A launch checklist with your state's specific licensing gates. The pre-open work, organized.

All founders

Founders helping founders.

Two halves. One for making money: revenue ideas with real results, what worked, what didn't. One for running the school: ask anything, browse what others have used, hop on monthly calls, watch the replays.

AI worth paying for

AI that knows your school.

Most AI gives the same answer to everyone. Ours reads YOUR enrollment, YOUR zip, YOUR model. The answers come back in your specifics, not someone else's.

Revenue ideas, every time you log in.

Specific events and add-ons you could run this month, with a starting price for each. Tailored to your space, your age range, your area.

Market research for where you'll actually open.

What families nearby are paying right now for daycare, private K, after-care. How many kids are in your zip. Income, demand, demographics. Real, not generic.

A launch checklist that knows your state.

Every legal and operational step you need to clear, in order. The list updates as you check things off and tells you what's next, instead of dumping the whole thing on you at once.

Ask anything, from any page.

Every screen has an Ask button. The assistant knows what you're looking at and answers from your school's data, not a generic FAQ.

What you don't get

No parent company. Not now, not ever.

Franchises want six figures up front. Accelerators want 10% of your revenue forever. You don't need permission to build a real school. You need tools that pull their weight, not someone telling you what to do.

  • No franchise fee
  • No 10% revenue share
  • No curriculum lock-in
  • No parent company
  • No gatekeeper
  • No permission needed

Simple pricing

One plan. All of it. No surprises.

FOUNDER

$39/month

$19.50 your first month. Hook up Stripe within 30 days and we keep that 50% off rate going for another 6 months.

  • ✓ Plan, Manage, and Teach workspaces, plus the founder community
  • ✓ Parent and student portals included
  • ✓ AI that stress-tests your numbers, real market research for your zip, a launch checklist tied to your state
  • ✓ Public school profile that prospects can find and sign up through
  • ✓ Teacher seats are $10/month each. Flat. No volume tricks.
  • ✓ 5-day free trial. Cancel anytime, no charge.
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