Project Explore
Reading and literacy through animated stories, with money basics in every lesson.
Serving schools since 2013 · English & Spanish
Life skills for every grade, K–12.
Reading, teamwork, money and career skills — taught through projects kids care about.
Three programs, K–12
Explore, Pioneer and Launchpad, in English and Spanish.
Pick your program
Choose by grade. Every program comes in English and Spanish.
Pioneer
Project management for middle schoolers. Teams plan and run real projects in career roles — creative, production, sales, marketing, finance and admin.
Launchpad
Entrepreneurship for high schoolers, with financial literacy, SEL and college and career readiness built in.
What happens after the program.
85%
made gains in at least one of five skills
50%
made gains in all five
73%
are highly likely to recommend it to a friend
74%
said they could use what they learned to picture their future
The five skills: contribution, self-management, positive identity, academic confidence and social skills. Source: Hello Insight evaluation of Startup Smartup students.
How it works for schools
1
Pick by grade
Start with one program or run all three across K–12.
2
Teachers get set up
Ready-to-teach lessons, a teacher guide for every session, and print packs for rooms with no screen.
3
Students learn by doing
Kids read, plan, build and pitch — in English or Spanish.
Bring Startup Smartup to your school.
See a lesson, request a demo, or ask us anything.