You have the idea. Maybe families are already asking. Maybe you know school is not working for every child. Maybe you want to create something smaller, more flexible, more human, and more aligned with how children actually learn.
But building a real program takes more than passion.
You need a model.
A price.
A schedule.
A learning plan.
A way to explain it.
A way to enroll families.
A way to operate once people say yes.
The Founder Year is a 12-month build program for parents, educators, tutors, facilitators, and founders creating microschools, learning pods, homeschool support programs, tutoring collectives, enrichment offers, and other alternative education models.
This is not a franchise. This is not a one-size-fits-all school model. And we do not take a percentage of your program.
You keep ownership of what you build. We help you build it well.
Founding Cohort Pricing — $999 paid in full or $99/month for 12 months
Join The Founder YearThe person who keeps saying:
“I think families need this.”
“I know school is not working for everyone.”
“I could build something better, but I don’t know where to start.”
“I have the idea, but I need the structure.”
“I don’t want to wing it with real families.”
“I need help turning this into something real.”
That is what this program is for. Not theory. Not inspiration. Not another open-ended course you never finish.
A practical build path.
The goal is not perfection. The goal is a program you can explain, price, share, enroll, and operate with more confidence.
The first part of the program helps you build the foundation: your model, pricing, message, learning structure, enrollment path, and parent systems.
The second part gives you room to implement, launch, adjust, and clean up the pieces that only become clear once families start asking questions.
You are not just building a landing page. You are building a program families may trust with their children.
That deserves more than a rushed weekend course.
Each month focuses on one major piece of your program:
There is also a bonus section on ESA funding and school choice strategy for founders who need to understand how funding may fit into their model.
This is where the work becomes real. Use these months to:
You are not dropped at the edge of launch. You stay supported while you implement.
Some founders want a microschool. Some want a homeschool support program. Some want a part-time pod. Some want a tutoring or enrichment offer. Some want a hybrid model that supports athletes, neurodiverse learners, homeschool families, or local community needs.
The Founder Year helps you build around your actual vision, families, location, capacity, and goals. You are not being pushed into a preset model. You are building the right model for your community.
You are building your own program. Learning Pods does not take a percentage of your tuition, revenue, or business. Your program is yours.
You pay for the curriculum, tools, support, and ecosystem — not by giving away part of what you are creating.
A lot of programs focus on getting you to opening day. But opening day is not the finish line. The real work continues when families inquire, ask questions, enroll, pay deposits, need onboarding, and begin trusting you with their children.
That is why this is a year-long program. The goal is not just to launch. The goal is to build something clear enough to run.
Eight practical modules with video lessons, worksheets, exercises, and deliverables. Every module helps you produce something usable.
No fluff. No theory for theory’s sake. No pretending this is simple when real families are involved.
You get practical tools for pricing, program structure, family communication, enrollment, outreach, operations, policies, launch planning, first-family systems.
You do not have to start from a blank page.
Your Founder Year includes Learning Pods Network access for the year. That gives you a place to stay connected, access resources, build visibility, and remain part of the broader alternative education ecosystem as you build.
Bring your real questions as you build. Use office hours for pricing questions, program structure, parent communication, enrollment questions, landing page feedback, launch decisions, operational stuck points, and “What should I do next?” moments
This is not meant to be watched alone and forgotten. It is built for implementation.
LearningPods OS is the backend system built to help founders manage inquiries, enrollment, forms, payments, onboarding, follow-up, landing pages, and parent communication. The Founder Year teaches you what to build. The OS gives you a place to run it.
Paid-in-full Founder Year members receive 3 months of LearningPods OS access as a bonus when they are ready to begin setting up their enrollment and operations systems. Monthly members may add LearningPods OS separately when ready.
You can move through the program month by month, or you can commit to the full year upfront and unlock the full build path from day one.
Both options include The Founder Year curriculum, tools, templates, Network Membership, and live support. The difference is pace, access, and implementation support.
| Monthly Plan | Paid-in-Full Plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment | $99/month for 12 months | $999 once |
| Program length | 12 months | 12 months |
| Curriculum access | One module released each month | Full access to all modules immediately |
| Tools and templates | Released with each monthly module | Full access immediately |
| Learning Pods Network Membership | Included for the year | Included for the year |
| Weekly office hours | 1 live office hours session per week | 2 live office hours sessions per week |
| Office hours days | Wednesdays | Wednesdays + Fridays |
| LearningPods OS | Not included | 3 months included as a paid-in-full bonus |
| Best for | Founders who want a lower monthly entry point and a guided monthly pace | Founders who want full access, faster implementation, more support, and the OS bonus |
| Payment requirement | Access continues while payments are current | One-time payment |
| Best next step | Start month by month | Commit to the full build year |
| Join Monthly | Join Paid in Full |
The monthly plan is best if you want to move through The Founder Year one step at a time.
You will receive one module each month, along with the tools and templates connected to that stage of the build. This keeps the process paced and manageable.
Includes:
LearningPods OS is not included in the monthly plan, but it can be added separately when you are ready for backend systems.
Join MonthlyThe paid-in-full plan is the best value if you are ready to commit to the full build year and want access to everything upfront.
You will unlock the full curriculum, all modules, and the complete tool library immediately, so you can move faster where you are ready and revisit lessons as needed. You also receive additional live support and 3 months of LearningPods OS as a bonus.
Includes:
You get the full build path upfront, more live support each week, and 3 months of LearningPods OS to help you begin setting up the backend of your program.
That means you can start connecting the course work to real systems sooner:
The course teaches you what to build. LearningPods OS gives you a place to start running it.
It is especially strong for founders who want structure, but not a cookie-cutter model.
The Founder Year gives you structure, tools, support, and a path. You still build the program.
Book a Founder Strategy Deep Dive. In one 50-minute session, we can look at your idea, model, pricing, questions, and next steps so you can decide what level of support makes sense.
Book a Founder Deep DiveFamilies are looking for different options. Educators are rethinking what is possible. Communities need smaller, more flexible learning environments.
If you are ready to create a microschool, learning pod, homeschool support program, tutoring collective, enrichment offer, or alternative education business, The Founder Year gives you the structure, tools, support, and ecosystem to build with more clarity.
$999 paid in full or $99/month for 12 months
No revenue share. No ownership stake. Your program stays yours.
Join The Founder Year