Two Programs.
One Future.
For Alaskan Families with Highschool Students
I’ve been where you are
I didn't build these programs because AI is trending.
I built them because I spent years as a homeschool mom in Alaska, figuring out how to give my child a real education, a real future, and a real shot at the world beyond our zip code. I know what it's like to search for curriculum that actually fits. I know what it's like to wonder if you're doing enough. And I know what it's like to love your life and independence while knowing that independence can make things harder.
I graduated our child right here in Alaska. That experience shaped everything about how I design learning — because homeschool families don't need more busywork. You need programs that respect your student's intelligence, fit your life, and actually prepare them for what's coming.
What most people around here don't know about me is that while I was showing up to homeschool gym and graduating our child, I was also building learning programs that thousands of professionals pass through every year, interviewing thousands of candidates, and coaching hundreds more through career transitions. Over two decades of that work — done simultaneously with homeschooling — is baked into everything I've built here.
I also know that juggling all of this is hard. That's why both programs are designed to be primarily asynchronous. They work around your homeschool schedule, not the other way around.
At the end of the day, my favorite roles are wife and mother. We make our home on the Kenai Peninsula, where I spend a ridiculous amount of time wondering why there are so many rabbits in our neighborhood, tending to our chickens, and trying to keep up with one maniac puppy named Polly and my walking partner, Penry. Penry has more dignity than the rest of us combined, and he takes his role as Chief Morale Officer very seriously. So do I — about this work, about Alaska, and about making sure the next generation of Alaskans has every advantage we can give them.
I built these programs for your family. And for Alaska.
— Michelle
Two Programs. One focus
AI Futures Jumpstart
AI literacy for the real world — and the real Alaska your student lives in.
Every student alive today will spend their entire adult life in a world shaped by AI. The question isn't whether it's relevant to your student. It's whether they're equipped to navigate it thoughtfully.
AI Futures Jumpstart doesn't start with tools. It starts with thinking. Before your student ever opens an AI application, they'll develop a personal framework for how they see the world, make decisions, and evaluate information. Because a student who knows how to think is a student who can use any tool wisely — and push back when they need to.
Six self-paced modules cover how AI actually works, how to use it safely and ethically, how to recognize bias, how AI affects Alaskan and Indigenous communities specifically, and how to explore real career pathways in AI and technology. Aligned to the Alaska DEED K-12 AI Framework. Eligible for homeschool allotment funding.
Two program tiers available — Foundation and Full Program. Full Program adds live Promptathon sessions and a private 1:1 coaching session.
Full Program students will also receive access to a purpose-built AI practice environment — a custom tool designed specifically for this course. Unlike general AI tools, this environment is focused, age-appropriate, and scoped to what students are actually learning. It gives students a safe place to experiment, practice prompting, make mistakes, and build confidence with AI before they're turned loose on the wider internet. Think of it as training wheels that don't feel like training wheels — a guided space where curiosity is encouraged and the guardrails are already built in.
Futures Jumpstart: Real World
The practical career skills employers actually look for — built by someone who's spent over two decades hiring them.
Knowing how to think isn't enough if your student doesn't know how to walk into a job interview, write a resume that gets read, or communicate professionally in a workplace. Real World Edition closes that gap.
This program is built on over two decades of recruiting, talent development, and career coaching — not theory, not generic advice, but the real patterns from thousands of interviews and hundreds of coaching conversations. Your student will learn what actually makes a candidate stand out, what gets them passed over, and how to show up confidently at every stage of their professional life.
Whether your student is headed to college, a trade, the workforce, their first job at Freddy, or somewhere only they can imagine — these are the skills that travel with them everywhere.
Covers resume writing, job searching, interview preparation, professional communication, and workplace success.