For Families & Students
What is Life Lab?
Life Lab is a weekly challenge-based program that helps students build creativity, confidence, communication, leadership, critical thinking, and real-world life skills through fun, hands-on activities.
Who is Life Lab for?
Life Lab is designed for students ages 7-12 and 13-8. Activities are adapted to be age-appropriate while encouraging every student to think, create, and grow.
How much are Life Lab classes?
Life Lab classes are $100 per month and include one 60-minute session each week.
Students may choose Life Lab Core or Life Lab Faith (where available).
The first 8 students to enroll in a new local pod become Founding Members and receive a discounted rate of $80 per month for as long as they remain continuously enrolled. If a Founding Member leaves the program and later signs up again, the discounted rate no longer applies.
Students who choose to participate in more than one Life Lab program per week also receive a discounted rate of $80 per month, per program.
What is the holiday and break schedule?
Each Life Lab Coach will provide the specific holiday and break schedule for their class.
In general, Life Lab schedules are designed to follow the public school calendar in your local area, so classes may pause for major holidays, school breaks, and other scheduled closures.
Some coaches offer classes year-round, while others follow a school-year schedule and pause for summer break.
Because schedules can vary by location and coach, your coach will share the calendar that applies to your specific class.
What is the difference between Life Lab Local and Life Lab Virtual?
Both options use the same Life Lab challenges and are available in Core or Faith-Based formats where offered. The main difference is simply how students attend.
Life Lab In-Person meets weekly for one hour in small local groups led by a trained Life Lab Coach. Students work through the challenge together, discuss ideas, respond to curveballs, and present their solutions face-to-face.
Life Lab Virtual offers the same interactive experience through a live, teacher-led Zoom class. Students still work as a group with other students in their community, share ideas, solve problems, and participate in discussion – they just join from home.
Both formats are designed to build confidence, communication, critical thinking, creativity, and real-world problem-solving skills.
How often are new challenges released?
A new challenge is released every week.
Do students have to complete challenges at a certain time?
No. Online members complete each week’s challenge whenever it fits their schedule.
How long does each challenge take?
Challenges are expected to take approximately 60 minutes. Our in person and virtual classes are scheduled for 1 hour.
What if my child misses a Life Lab Local class?
Life happens! If your child misses a class, their coach can provide a download for that week’s challenge to complete it at home. While we do not offer makeup classes, students can jump right back into their local Pod the following week, since each challenge is designed to stand on its own.
Can I switch between Life Lab Local and Life Lab Virtual?
Yes! If space is available, families may switch between Local and Virtual membership options. Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
What should students bring to a Life Lab Local class?
Most challenges use simple everyday materials. If anything special is needed, your Challenge Coach will let you know ahead of time.
Do parents need to help?
Some younger students may benefit from occasional guidance, but Life Lab is designed to encourage independence, creativity, and problem-solving.
Do students receive grades?
No. Life Lab focuses on growth, confidence, creativity, and practical life skills – not grades or tests. We do offer assessments for parents who’d like to know how their child is progressing in our program.
Can my child participate if they aren’t homeschooled?
Absolutely! Life Lab is open to homeschool, public school, private school, and virtual school students.
What kinds of challenges will students complete?
Students might plan a family budget, organize an event, solve a community problem, compare products, build something, research ideas, practice communication, or complete other creative real-life missions.
Is Life Lab faith-based?
Life Lab offers two program options: Core and Faith-Based.
Life Lab Core welcomes students from all backgrounds and focuses on building character, confidence, creativity, leadership, kindness, respect, and practical life skills in a positive, encouraging environment.
Life Lab Faith-Based includes the same practical, real-world approach while incorporating Christian faith, biblical principles, and faith-centered challenges and discussions.
What happens if there isn’t a Life Lab In-Person class near me or my local class is full?
We’ll still help you find a way to participate.
If there’s an opening in one of our Life Lab Virtual classrooms, your student can join a live virtual class while waiting for a local in-person spot to become available.
If you’d rather wait for an in-person class, we can also add your student to the local waiting list and let you know as soon as a space opens.
As Life Lab grows, we’ll continue adding coaches and classes in new communities based on interest and enrollment.
What if my child is shy?
Many students begin quietly and gain confidence over time. Our small-group format creates a supportive environment where every student is encouraged to participate at their own pace.
Is there a contract?
No long-term contract is required. Tuition is billed in advance according to the current payment schedule.
Can siblings participate together?
Absolutely! Siblings are welcome to participate. Each student should have their own membership so they can receive their own challenge materials and get the full Life Lab experience.