Start a cohort

Let's pick a start window.

Whether you run a school or you're a parent looking for real after-school time — reach out. We'll walk you through how a cohort runs and find an 8-week window that fits your calendar.

Two coaches run every session. Every kid walks out having built a real tool that helps real people — and the pilot is free.

How it runs

A clear 8-week shape, zero lift for your staff.

How it runs

One session a week · 8 weeks · grades 4–6

Two coaches run every session. Zero lift for your staff.

You get

Every kid makes a real, working tool that helps real people — plus your cohort report.

Why now

The AI-proof skill is the thinking. No model can notice the problem in your student’s world.

Who it's for

Built for both sides of the table.

Principals bringing it to a school, or parents bringing it to a kid — SPARK fits.

Pillar 3

For schools & principals

Drop SPARK into your week with no extra load on your teachers. A coach runs every 75-minute session, and you get a cohort report showing how each kid's thinking grew.

  • No staff lift
  • One session a week · 8 weeks
  • Cohort report included
Pillar 2

For parents & after-school

Give your kid time that builds a real skill — not more screen time. They notice a problem in their own world and make something that helps real people, with a coach guiding every step.

  • Real tools, really used
  • A way of thinking they keep
  • Empathy aimed at the right things
Reach out

Tell us about your cohort.

A couple of lines is plenty — we'll take it from there and find a window that works.

The direct line
Coach Lamont Kirton
SPARK · Working Wonders Starting Home · BeyondChess
lamont@communitynyc.org347-385-9689
Coach Kareem Akabashorun
SPARK · The Builder’s Brain · build coach
akabashorunk@gmail.com347-942-7119

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