For Parents and Families
A real teacher at your kitchen table.
No screens. Just a verified, licensed educator, the same one, sitting across from your child every week.
How it works
Subscription simple. School trustworthy.
Create your account
Select a subscription tier, enter your zip code and your child's grade level.
Get matched in days
We auto-match your family with two to three verified and licensed teachers whose travel radius covers your home, who specialize in the appropriate subjects and grade levels, and whose availability aligns.
Pick your teacher
Select the teacher who feels right. They arrive at your home for a joint parent, teacher and student orientation. From that point on, weekly visits begin.
The matching evolves with you. Through your first four services you can continue or try another teacher in the network. After three sessions with the same teacher you can identify them as your family's "Pro," and they will serve your family as long as you are satisfied. You can always generate a new set of teachers if you need.
Subscription Tiers
Five tiers. Choose the cadence that fits your family.
Foundation
- 2 sessions / month
- 60-min sessions
- ~2–3 hrs homework / wk
- Best for: Light supplementation
Scholar
- 2× 90-min OR 3× 60-min
- 3 hrs total / month
- ~3–4 hrs homework / wk
- Best for: Deeper dives per visit
Builder
- Weekly, 60 min
- 4 hrs total / month
- ~4–5 hrs homework / wk
- Best for: Strong routine
Intensive
- 4× 90-min OR 6× 60-min
- 6 hrs total / month
- ~5–6 hrs homework / wk
- Best for: Closing major gaps
Full Immersion
- 2× per week, 60 min
- 8 hrs total / month
- ~6–7 hrs homework / wk
- Best for: High-need / AP / SAT
All tiers include the same teacher each week, the same curriculum, and milestone assessments every three months at no additional charge.
Add-Ons
Need a little extra? Add it without changing tiers.
Homework Help
A focused 40-minute session to help your child push through a hard assignment. Booked as an extension of an existing session, so your teacher is already there. Must be booked 24 hrs in advance.
Writing Intensive
A premium specialty session for essay, research paper, or major writing assignments. Only available with teachers who have demonstrated writing and literacy teaching backgrounds, noted on their profile.
Test Prep
A full 60-minute focused session in preparation for a major upcoming exam: chapter tests, midterms, finals, or subject-specific deep prep. Must be booked 24 hrs in advance.
The Curriculum
Real workbooks. Real textbooks. Real practice.
Every student works from a physical workbook and textbook set, purchased with a subscription. For K–7, one grade-level workbook and textbook. For high school, books matched precisely to your child's coursework: Algebra I, Biology, U.S. History, and so on.
The curriculum does not replace instruction. It is a study tool, and a planning tool that frees your teacher from the hidden burden of lesson prep so they can focus on what they do best: teach.
Inside a session
What a weekly visit actually looks like.
First half: review
Your teacher walks through last week's workbook pages with your child, identifying precisely where your student is solid and where the gaps are.
Second half: new material
Your teacher introduces new material using the textbook your student has already read. Because they came pre-exposed, the teacher's time is spent deepening understanding rather than introducing concepts from scratch.
Post-session report
Within hours of leaving, your teacher submits a brief structured report: what was covered, what is mastered, where reinforcement is needed, and what is assigned for next week.
Milestone exams
Every three months your teacher administers a 20-minute handwritten progress exam, at no additional charge.
Safety and Verification
Every teacher. Every credential. Verified.
State license verified
Every teacher submits their state teaching license number. The platform cross-references the state license database in real time.
Active in the last 5 years
Every teacher must hold a degree and have taught at a public, charter, or accredited private school within the last five years, with institutional verification.
Independent background check
Background checks are processed through a contracted automated partner before any teacher is matched with a family.
Parents FAQ
Common questions from families.
Will my child always have the same teacher?
Yes, that is the whole point. Through your first four sessions you can continue or try another teacher. After three sessions with the same teacher you can identify them as your family’s "Pro," and they will serve your family as long as you are satisfied.
Where do sessions take place?
In your home, or another location of your choosing. Every session is in person.
What is included in the subscription?
All weekly sessions at your tier’s cadence, milestone assessments every three months, the post-session report from your teacher, in-app communication, and curriculum scheduling. The workbook and textbook set is purchased separately, once per grade or subject.
What grades and subjects do you support?
K–12. For K–7 your child works from a grade-level workbook and textbook. For high school you order subject-specific books matched to their coursework.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Big School House is a month-to-month subscription with no long-term contracts.
Apply to be a founding family.
We are opening to a limited group of founding families ahead of our September 2026 launch.