12th Grade · Full-year course · 4 units
Life Skills
Week 1 is free. Tap Week 1. The reading and the problems are on that lesson. Weeks 2–36 open with a Life Academy plan ($35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students)).
Unit 1: Foundations
Weeks 1–9Week 1W-2 vs 1099: what you actually fileWeek 2Federal income tax brackets in plain EnglishWeek 3Withholding vs a bill at filing timeWeek 4State tax and local fees you might meetWeek 5Benefits: health insurance as compensationWeek 6Benefits: retirement match is free money if you contributeWeek 7Pay stubs: gross, net, and mystery deductionsWeek 8Total compensation vs the hourly numberWeek 9Supply and demand on a simple graph
Unit 2: Building fluency
Weeks 10–18Week 10Price signals: why shortages raise pricesWeek 11Wages, productivity, and take-home (lite)Week 12Inflation and a grocery receipt comparisonWeek 13Independent living: a real monthly budgetWeek 14Rent, utilities, food: needs firstWeek 15Emergency fund: three months as a targetWeek 16Insurance you actually need at 18–22Week 17Capstone: pick career, college, trade, or mixWeek 18Capstone: informational interview script
Unit 3: Depth & application
Weeks 19–27Week 19Capstone: one-page pathway planWeek 20Capstone: cost of the pathway (honest numbers)Week 21Capstone build: portfolio artifact 1Week 22Capstone build: portfolio artifact 2Week 23Capstone build: letter of recommendation requestWeek 24Capstone build: FAFSA/aid awareness (no filing required)Week 25Capstone draft: 3-minute public demoWeek 26Peer review of the demo with a rubricWeek 27Revise the demo from critique
Unit 4: Mastery & showcase
Weeks 28–36Week 28Rehearsal with timer and notesWeek 29Public demo A (family audience)Week 30Public demo B (second audience or recording)Week 31Reflect: what evidence changed a mindWeek 32Transcript packet: courses, grades, activitiesWeek 33Complete High School Pathway checklistWeek 34Adult contacts: how to write a professional emailWeek 35First 90 days after graduation planWeek 36Portfolio close: best evidence + remaining questions