Teacher Welcome Packet
- Getting Started
- Suggested Weekly Schedule
- Student Onboarding
- Career Explorer
- AI Explorer
- Projects & Labs
- Achievement Center
Pilot School Launch Package
Launch a Badgie Academy Pilot
Technology, AI, Cybersecurity, Career Readiness, Leadership, and Character Development for K–12 Students. This package helps schools, charter schools, homeschool groups, church schools, STEM programs, foster youth programs, workforce readiness programs, and youth organizations run a simple 6–8 week pilot.
Principal One-Pager
A quick adoption brief for school leaders.
Badgie Academy is a student-friendly learning experience that helps students build modern technology awareness, responsible AI habits, cybersecurity confidence, and career curiosity.
What Badgie Academy Is
Badgie Academy is a static-first K–12 curriculum experience with student modules, career exploration, AI literacy, projects and labs, parent resources, teacher support, and an achievement framework.
- Designed for classrooms, clubs, after-school programs, and homeschool settings.
- Built around practical digital skills and safe, age-appropriate learning.
- Supports teachers as facilitators, not technical experts.
Why It Matters
- Technology literacy: Students need to understand the systems they use every day.
- AI literacy: Students need to verify, question, and responsibly use AI tools.
- Cybersecurity: Students can learn to protect accounts, devices, families, and communities.
- Career readiness: Students see pathways before they have to choose one.
- Leadership and character: Students practice courage, curiosity, persistence, responsibility, and protecting others.
Principal Next Steps
Preview Curriculum →
Privacy & Safety →
Request a Pilot →
Evaluate and launch your pilot.
Preview the Curriculum
Open the live lesson catalog and try a student lesson before approving.
Review Privacy & Safety
See what Badgie Academy stores, what it does not, and what has and has not been reviewed for COPPA and FERPA.
Start a Pilot Conversation
Email us to schedule your school’s pilot, ask questions, or request a walkthrough.
Pilot Overview
Built for a 6–8 week learning window.
The pilot is flexible enough for a classroom period, advisory block, enrichment program, homeschool schedule, or youth organization workshop series.
6-8
Week Pilot
Start with onboarding, then rotate through modules, AI Explorer, Career Explorer, projects, reflection, and demo day.
Low
Minimal Teacher Burden
Teachers guide discussions and activities while Badgie Academy provides student-facing content and prompts.
Flex
Flexible Implementation
Use it once per week, in a short daily block, as an enrichment rotation, or as a self-paced family experience.
K-12
Grade Band Ready
Adapt conversations and activities for elementary, middle, and high school learners without adding backend systems.
School
School Edition
Designed for classrooms, advisory periods, STEM classes, career readiness programs, and technology electives.
Home
Homeschool Edition
Parent-guided, self-paced, and portfolio-friendly for families building career awareness and technology confidence.
Faith
Church School Edition
Supports values-centered technology learning with character, responsibility, and digital citizenship conversations.
After
After-School Program Edition
Works for clubs, youth groups, mentoring programs, workforce readiness cohorts, and enrichment workshops.
Welcome Packets
Clear launch language for every audience.
Each packet gives a different group the context they need to understand why the pilot matters and how to participate.
Parent Welcome Packet
- Program purpose
- Cyber safety
- Responsible AI
- Career exploration
- Character development
- Family discussion prompts
Student Welcome Packet
- Meet Badgie
- Student Oath
- Achievement System
- Projects
- Leadership Pathway
- Career Pathways
Success Metrics
Measure engagement, confidence, and readiness.
The pilot package uses simple feedback indicators that help leaders understand participation and student growth as learning signals, not promises.
1
Completion Rate
How many students complete the selected pilot activities.
2
Student Excitement Score
How interested students feel after trying a topic or activity.
3
Career Awareness Growth
How many students can name new careers or pathways they learned about.
4
AI Confidence Growth
How comfortable students feel using AI responsibly and checking outputs.
5
Teacher Satisfaction
How practical and manageable the pilot feels for educators.
6
Parent Satisfaction
How clearly families understand the value of the pilot.
Student Excitement Question
"How excited are you to learn more about this topic?"
1
Not Yet
2
A Little
3
Interested
4
Excited
5
Very Excited
Feedback Forms
Sample questions for pilot reflection.
These questions help schools collect simple, practical feedback from students, teachers, parents, and administrators.
Students
- What topic made you most curious?
- What career did you learn about for the first time?
- What did Badgie help you understand?
- How excited are you to learn more about this topic?
Teachers
- How manageable was the pilot in your schedule?
- Which sections created the best discussion?
- What support would make implementation easier?
- Would you recommend this to another educator?
Parents
- Did the pilot help your child discuss technology at home?
- Which safety or AI topics felt most useful?
- Did your child mention a new career interest?
- What family resources would help you continue the conversation?
Administrators
- Did the pilot align with your school or program goals?
- Was the implementation model realistic?
- What grade bands or cohorts should be considered next?
- What evidence would help evaluate a broader rollout?
Pilot Editions
Flexible for different learning environments.
Badgie Academy can be introduced in structured classrooms or smaller student groups with a clear focus on confidence, career awareness, and responsible technology use.
Homeschool Edition
- Self-paced: Families can move through modules and projects in the order that fits the learner.
- Parent-guided: Parents can use conversation prompts, career cards, and safety topics without needing a technical background.
- Flexible scheduling: Works as a weekly elective, short daily block, or portfolio project cycle.
- Portfolio-building: Students can collect reflections, project notes, badges, and career interests.
Foster Youth / Alternative Education Edition
- Technology literacy: Builds practical understanding of digital systems students meet in school, work, and life.
- Career pathways: Helps students see multiple futures across tech, trades, military-aligned roles, business, and entrepreneurship.
- Confidence building: Encourages students to learn from mistakes and keep exploring.
- Leadership opportunities: Connects courage, responsibility, and protecting others to real decisions.
- Workforce readiness: Practices communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and digital responsibility.
Demo Day Script
A 10–15 minute walkthrough format.
Use one of these walkthrough paths to introduce Badgie Academy to decision-makers, educators, or families.
Principal Demo
Leadership Overview
- Start with the landing page and pilot overview.
- Show the curriculum, Career Explorer, AI Explorer, Projects & Labs, and Achievement Center.
- Close with success metrics and suggested pilot timeline.
Teacher Demo
Classroom Flow
- Open the Teacher Toolkit and student onboarding page.
- Walk through one student module and one safe project idea.
- Discuss facilitation prompts and low-burden weekly structure.
Parent Demo
Family Value
- Open Parent Resources, AI Explorer, and Cyber Safety guidance.
- Show career cards and student achievement examples.
- Close with conversation starters families can use at home.
Launch a Pilot
Use this page as a school-ready adoption package for a 6–8 week Badgie Academy pilot. Start with the Teacher Toolkit, share Parent Resources, and let students begin with onboarding, careers, AI, and safe projects.