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Micro-Academy Enrollment

This page includes all information relevant to enrollment. (Information about the program format itself, and who is facilitating each cohort, can be found on our Program page.) Please note that geographic regions are listed only for time-zone purposes rather than residency requirements.

Dates and Tuition for Tween Cohorts (all cohorts age up with the participants):

Tween Cohort #1 for ages 9 to 12 in the Americas and beyond 

(Tues + Thurs, 9:30a.m.-1:30pm US Eastern Time)

Fall 2024 Term (Sept. 10 to Dec. 12, 2024): US$2,340 if registering by June 30, otherwise US$2,600 

Spring 2025 Term (Jan. 7 to May 22, 2025): US$3,105 if registering by Dec. 1, otherwise US$3,450 

Enrollment discounts: An additional discount of 10% will be applied to the Spring 2025 tuition (reducing it to US$2,795) if families enroll in the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms simultaneously. For tuition assistance and other available discounts, see "Additional details for all cohorts" below.

Note: There is no session on US Thanksgiving in November, and there is a one-week break in April.

Tween Cohort #2 for ages 9 to 12 in Australasia and the greater Pacific region 

(Tues + Thurs, 9a.m.-1p.m. Australian Eastern Time; this corresponds to an afternoon start time on Mondays + Wednesdays US Pacific Time)

Semester 1, 2024 (Feb. 1 to June 27, 2024): US$3,020 if registering by Dec. 15, otherwise US$3,355

Semester 2, 2024 (Aug. 15 to Nov. 26, 2024): US$2,138 if registering by July 15, otherwise US$2,375

(Semester 1 and 2, 2025 will have very similar details, and will be posted later this year)

Enrollment discounts: For tuition assistance and other available discounts, see "Additional details for all cohorts" below.

Note: There are two-week breaks in the first half of April and in late September and early October; also, no sessions on the last Tuesday in May and the first Tuesday in September.

Dates and Tuition for Teen and Near-Teen Cohorts (all cohorts age up with the participants):

Teen Cohort for ages 13 to 16 in the Americas and beyond 

(Tues + Thurs, 9:30a.m.-1:30p.m. US Eastern Time)

Fall 2024 Term (Sept. 10 to Dec. 12, 2024): US$2,340 if registering by June 30, otherwise US$2,600 

Spring 2025 Term (Jan. 7 to May 22, 2025): US$3,105 if registering by Dec. 1, otherwise US$3,450 Enrollment discounts: An additional discount of 10% will be applied to the Spring 2025 tuition (reducing it to US$2,795) if families enroll in the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms simultaneously. For tuition assistance and other available discounts, see "Additional details for all cohorts" below.

Note: There is no session on US Thanksgiving in November, and there is a one-week break in April.

Additional details for all cohorts:

Rolling admissions:

We have rolling admissions, as long as there's space available in a cohort, and it's still practical to integrate newcomers into any group projects that may be underway. Tuition amounts are pro-rated if joining partway through a term. 

Sibling discount:

10% for a second sibling and 20% for each additional sibling (applies across cohorts).

Tuition assistance: 

We realize that our full tuition—which is set to be on par with other high-quality, personalized experiences, and to allow us to compensate facilitators fairly—may be unmanageable for some families. To help with that, payments can be broken up into monthly installments. We also have funds available for scholarships, covering 25%, 50%, 75%, or 90% of the tuition, depending on what is needed and how many requests we receive. (The scholarship process is fast and simple, and considerate of families' privacy. Thus far, we've been able to make the cost manageable for all families whose children have been a good fit for the program, so please don't let the tuition deter you from applying.) Additionally, in some U.S. states (currently New Hampshire and Arizona, but the list is expected to grow), state-run educational scholarship funds can be used as payment toward The Hub's tuition.

What's included in the tuition:

• Enrollment in the micro-academy
• Membership in The Hub, whose benefits include access to The Hub's social networks (for the enrolled participant); priority and discounted registration for à-la-carte programming; and wraparound services

What's not included in the tuition:

• Tuition for additional, à-la-carte programming (as described here)
• In-depth consulting 

Everyone will get the most out of the experience if there's a healthy group dynamic and all participants want to be there, so we do our best to make sure the program is a good fit all around before someone new comes on board. As an extra measure, there is a 30-day, no-further-obligation trial period. In the unlikely event that, for whatever reason, the program turns out not to be a good fit for an enrolled young person (or vice versa) during that time, unenrollment is permitted, and the remainder of the term's tuition is refunded.

How to apply:

The application process is straightforward. Interested young people can visit part of a session (contact us to arrange this); attend one of our open-house mini-sessions during breaks in-between terms (open house schedule and registration links get posted on the Events page); or request an individual meeting at any time (contact us to arrange this). Applicants that seem like a good fit for the program, on the basis of one of these interactions, are invited to enroll (space permitting).

À-La-Carte Program Enrollment

The à-la-carte programming section (described in more detail here) includes enrollment information for individual program elements.