pathfinder
Pathfinder
Middle/high-school families building durable project skill and a portfolio — the featured line.
LIVE · 2026-07-27
In production since 2026-07-27; guardian dashboard + learning pages are real and demonstrable.
New · Music track: from the math of equal temperament all the way to Fourier — four music×AI project eggs (shazam-lite, audio classifier, mood clustering, tiny neural net), with a playable shazam-lite demo. Talent-routed, part of the Pathfinder mainline.
g1
g1 Explore · $499 / per term (4–6 wks)
| Benefit | What it is | Cadence | How you verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intake diagnostic → one-page Student Growth Map | Intake diagnostic → one-page Student Growth Map | Week 0 | Receive the PDF; walked through at the diagnostic meeting |
| Choose 1 of 3 project directions | Choose 1 of 3 project directions | Week 0 | Parent takes part in the choice |
| Daily Four (Foundation/Project/Evidence/Reflection) | Daily Four (Foundation/Project/Evidence/Reflection) | Daily | Parent sees weekly completion records |
| Weekly written mentor feedback | Weekly written mentor feedback | Fri weekly | Delivered by email, ≤48h SLA |
| One publicly viewable capstone artifact | One publicly viewable capstone artifact | End of term | Permanent link |
- Intake diagnostic → one-page Student Growth Map
- Cadence
- Week 0
- How you verify
- Receive the PDF; walked through at the diagnostic meeting
- Choose 1 of 3 project directions
- Cadence
- Week 0
- How you verify
- Parent takes part in the choice
- Daily Four (Foundation/Project/Evidence/Reflection)
- Cadence
- Daily
- How you verify
- Parent sees weekly completion records
- Weekly written mentor feedback
- Cadence
- Fri weekly
- How you verify
- Delivered by email, ≤48h SLA
- One publicly viewable capstone artifact
- Cadence
- End of term
- How you verify
- Permanent link
g2
g2 Build · $2,990 / per term (12 wks)
| Benefit | What it is | Cadence | How you verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of g1, deepened | All of g1, deepened | — | — |
| 12-week / 6-stage roadmap, acceptance criteria published up-front | 12-week / 6-stage roadmap, acceptance criteria published up-front | Week 1 (full map) | You hold the full roadmap |
| A localized project with real users | A localized project with real users | W5 prototype | Live and testable by real users |
| Mentor ratio 1:≤6, biweekly 1:1 video | Mentor ratio 1:≤6, biweekly 1:1 video | Weekly / biweekly | Meeting notes archived |
| Project English (Research + Presentation) | Project English (Research + Presentation) | Weekly | English output visible in the evidence archive |
| Monthly 5-dimension report | Monthly 5-dimension report | Monthly | Email + monthly mentor meeting |
| Demo Day public showcase | Demo Day public showcase | Weeks 11–12 | Parent attends in person / online |
| Standalone project site (m430) | Standalone project site (m430) | End of term | Public link |
- All of g1, deepened
- Cadence
- —
- How you verify
- —
- 12-week / 6-stage roadmap, acceptance criteria published up-front
- Cadence
- Week 1 (full map)
- How you verify
- You hold the full roadmap
- A localized project with real users
- Cadence
- W5 prototype
- How you verify
- Live and testable by real users
- Mentor ratio 1:≤6, biweekly 1:1 video
- Cadence
- Weekly / biweekly
- How you verify
- Meeting notes archived
- Project English (Research + Presentation)
- Cadence
- Weekly
- How you verify
- English output visible in the evidence archive
- Monthly 5-dimension report
- Cadence
- Monthly
- How you verify
- Email + monthly mentor meeting
- Demo Day public showcase
- Cadence
- Weeks 11–12
- How you verify
- Parent attends in person / online
- Standalone project site (m430)
- Cadence
- End of term
- How you verify
- Public link
g3
g3 Scholar · $8,990 / per school year (≥2 cycles)
Sold out / waitlist — labeled honestly
| Benefit | What it is | Cadence | How you verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of g2, upgraded | All of g2, upgraded | — | — |
| Cross-semester flagship project | Cross-semester flagship project | All year | Version history is auditable |
| Verifiable evidence pack for recommenders | Verifiable evidence pack for recommenders | Before application season | Delivered as a package |
| Application narrative coaching (never ghost-written) | Application narrative coaching (never ghost-written) | Application season | Final-draft meeting |
- All of g2, upgraded
- Cadence
- —
- How you verify
- —
- Cross-semester flagship project
- Cadence
- All year
- How you verify
- Version history is auditable
- Verifiable evidence pack for recommenders
- Cadence
- Before application season
- How you verify
- Delivered as a package
- Application narrative coaching (never ghost-written)
- Cadence
- Application season
- How you verify
- Final-draft meeting
Not sure which tier?
Do the diagnostic first — the report is yours whether or not you enroll.