Plan it. Open it. Run it.
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Tuckahoe Learning Grove · Henrico, VABuilt by founders, for founders
Every tool and resource The MicroSchool Lab provides was developed from a deep understanding of what it takes to open the doors of a microschool.
How we got here →Before you open
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.
See what families nearby are paying for alternative schooling options, 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.
A real public site with your school's name, your photos, your programs and teachers, tuition, and events, plus an inquiry form that drops interested families straight into your pipeline. Share it, run open-house signups through it, start collecting names before you've signed a lease. No web designer, no monthly fee.
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.
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.
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.
What you get
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
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
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
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.
Real ideas. Real outcomes.
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.
Two-hour Saturday science workshop using kitchen-chemistry kits. Kept materials cost under $4/kid.
Started after-care for the 4 families who were always asking. Same staff, just stretched the day. No marketing needed.
Use the school space on Saturdays for kid birthday parties. Marketed to existing families.
Built for everyone in your school
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.
Pre-launch founders
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.
Prospective families
Your school gets a public site with your branding, photos, your programs and teachers, tuition, and upcoming events, plus an inquiry form that drops every interested family straight into your enrollment pipeline. Embed the form on your own site too. No web designer, no monthly fee.
See a live example →Founder
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
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
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
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.
All 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
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.
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.
What families nearby are paying right now for alternative schooling options. How many kids are in your zip. Income, demand, demographics. Real, not generic.
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.
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
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.
Simple pricing
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.
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