8th 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 1High-school readiness: planner for heavier loadWeek 2Resume of skills: academic + life skills honestyWeek 3Interview practice: 60-second “tell me about yourself”Week 4Digital portfolio folder for later HS applicationsWeek 5Integrity: academic honesty with AI tools (house policy)Week 6Peer leadership in circle: facilitator normsWeek 7Civic scenario: rights in school/home analogies (careful, factual)Week 8Money: simple interest preview for HS financeWeek 9Interview: behavioral question practice
Unit 2: Building fluency
Weeks 10–18Week 10Team responsibility: federalism analogy in sports/clubsWeek 11HS readiness: email etiquette to adultsWeek 12Skills resume v2Week 13Career cluster inventoryWeek 14Integrity: privacy of genetic/health info discussionWeek 15Leadership: facilitate a family decision with agendaWeek 16Interview practice with feedback rubricWeek 17Media literacy: textbook framing detectionWeek 18HS readiness midyear habits audit
Unit 3: Depth & application
Weeks 19–27Week 19Money: comparing phone plans with linear modelsWeek 20Civic: how local votes connect to national stakesWeek 21Integrity under pressure scenariosWeek 22Empathy without anachronism: historical perspective rulesWeek 23Service or advocacy micro-project planWeek 24Skills resume v3 + mock interviewWeek 25HS course selection thinking (Algebra II vs other paths later)Week 26Civic courage: speaking up in small roomsWeek 27Time management for multi-week paper
Unit 4: Mastery & showcase
Weeks 28–36Week 28Leadership write-up of team/processWeek 29Sleep as academic performance toolWeek 30Test anxiety toolsWeek 31Transcript language preview (parent + student read credit framing)Week 32Interview: final mock with rubricWeek 33Goals for Grade 9 / Algebra pathway noteWeek 34Digital portfolio organized for HSWeek 35Gratitude notes; character reflectionWeek 36Middle School Pathway Certificate moment; Grade 9 goals sealed