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Your teen does activities they enjoy, and you're starting to think about what's next. College? Trade school? A gap year? Most families pick based on what seems familiar without knowing if it's right for their child. We help you start with what your teen is naturally good at, then design the path that fits.
Identify your teen's natural abilities: what they're wired to excel at
See which learning paths align with their strengths and set them up for success after high school
Know which activities, classes, and experiences will build on their strengths
Get language and frameworks for productive conversations (no more shrugs)
You'll have confidence they're building toward something real.
When you were figuring out your path, the rules were clear: go to college, get a degree, land a job. College costs have risen over 30% (inflation-adjusted) since then, while outcomes have gotten worse.
52%
of college grads are underemployed within a year, working jobs that don't require their degree
3.5x
more likely to stay underemployed if they start that way
33%
change majors within 3 years, adding time and cost
Sources: Strada Institute & Burning Glass Institute (underemployment data); National Center for Education Statistics (major changes)
Today, families pay around $12K/year (in-state public), $31K/year (out-of-state), or $51K+/year (private). And skilled trades are in high demand, often debt-free, and less likely to be disrupted by AI than many office jobs.
The expensive trial-and-error approach (pick a school, declare a major, hope it works out) doesn't make sense anymore. The first step matters more than it ever has.
Identify your teen's natural abilities: not what they like now, but what they're genuinely wired to excel at.
Show them possibilities that match their strengths: trade schools, apprenticeships, technical programs, college, without assuming one is "better."
Design activities, classes, and experiences to validate the direction and prepare them for their next step after high school.
You want to talk to your teen about their future. They're scrolling. You ask what they're thinking about after high school. They shrug. You try again. They shut down.
The problem isn't your child. It's that nobody's helped them understand what they're naturally good at yet. So when you ask about their future, they genuinely don't have enough information about themselves to answer.
Parents tell us things like:
"My son shrugs when I ask about college. I don't know if it's because he doesn't care or because he genuinely doesn't know. Either way, we're running out of time."
— Parent of 17-year-old
"My daughter loves fixing things. She rebuilt her bike, helps neighbors with repairs. But she's not 'school smart.' I don't want to push college if that's not her path."
— Parent of 16-year-old
"My teen is good at everything and interested in nothing specific. How do you choose a path when there's no clear direction?"
— Parent of 15-year-old
If any of these resonate, you're in the right place.
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