Two grade-calibrated tracks: Ember (grades 2–3) and Blaze (grades 4–6). Six students per track, dedicated instructor, 60-minute sessions.
Founding Sparks filled before we listed it. Season 2 is filling now. $449 for all 8 sessions · No payment required to hold a seat.
Pattern detection, elimination, constraint navigation, estimation under uncertainty, and strategy. The program ends with the Spark Challenge — a team scenario where the winning team isn’t the one with the right answer, it’s the one with the clearest reasoning.
In Session 1, kids spot a pattern — then realize it's wrong. That moment, catching the mistake, is the real skill.
Badge: Archimedes Badge
In Session 2, kids solve a puzzle by ruling things out — the fastest path to the answer.
Badge: Euclid Badge
In Session 3, kids face rules that seem limiting — until they realize the rules actually guide the solution.
Badge: Snow Badge
Hidden rules are where the advantage lives. Kids learn to find them.
Badge: Lovelace Badge
In Session 5, kids estimate something without counting — using logic instead of exact numbers.
Badge: Fermi Badge
In Session 6, kids catch a mistake made by AI — and understand why it looked right at first.
Badge: Al-Khwarizmi Badge
In Sessions 7 and 8, kids play strategy games where the best move depends on what someone else might do next.
Badge: Sun Tzu Badge
Strong reasoning means thinking several moves ahead — and understanding the best move depends on your opponent.
Badge: Turing Badge
High-energy warm-up. Activates before concept.
One concept introduced. A Spark of History — a real person who used the same principle. The AHA moment.
The game. Kids work the problem. Instructor circulates and questions, doesn't solve.
Reflect, connect to the real world. Closes with the closing question.
Every session features a Spark of History — the story of someone who used the same skill we’re teaching to change something that mattered. We don’t just teach critical thinking; we show its impact through history. We make a poster for each Spark — they hang in the classroom, and you can grab the full print masters below.
More on the way as we run more sessions.
Max 6 students · dedicated instructor · same 8-session arc, calibrated to younger reasoners.
Max 6 students · dedicated instructor · same 8-session arc, calibrated to older reasoners.
An 8-session program that teaches kids to think through hard problems — through hands-on problem solving, not lectures.
Kids in grades 2–6 across two tracks: Ember (grades 2–3) and Blaze (grades 4–6). Kids who like puzzles, ask 'why?', and get bored when problems are too easy.
Solve logic grids, crack pattern sequences, find hidden rules in systems, estimate quantities using real engineering methods, catch AI mistakes, and present their reasoning in a capstone challenge.
We don't teach a subject. We teach a method — how to approach problems you've never seen before. That skill transfers everywhere.
No — it's closer to training. We don't help with school subjects. We teach how to approach a problem you've never seen before. That skill transfers to everything.
Season 2 — Fall 2026 is $449 for all 8 sessions (both tracks, same price), starting the week of September 7. No payment required to hold a seat — slots are offered in order of registration, and we'll be in touch with payment details once Season 2 is locked.
