An Alpha Anywhere alternative built for your child
Alpha Anywhere is an at-home program of learning apps, about two hours a day. Here, your child gets lessons written for them in every subject from Kindergarten through Grade 12, graded as they turn them in.
Learning apps, or lessons written for your child
Alpha Anywhere is built on the same 2 Hour Learning method as Alpha School's campuses, and it describes itself as a program, not a school. Software does the teaching: about a dozen learning apps sit behind its Timeback dashboard, including its own AlphaRead, AlphaWrite, and AlphaNumbers alongside partner apps. It is designed for children 8 and up, with core-subject content through Grade 8, and its site says new enrollments are temporarily paused.
We write and teach every lesson, from a kindergartner's first spoken lesson to a high school transcript.
Where your child starts
Alpha Anywhere starts with a diagnostic in each subject, then grade-level placement tests in its AlphaTest app, and it measures progress with MAP assessments three times a year.
To start your child where they actually are, we write a placement test for each subject. It has 25 questions, or 12 for younger learners, and it adapts as your child answers.
From every answer, we estimate where your child is solid but not yet finished, and that's where they start. Each subject is placed on its own, so your child might begin in the middle of fourth-grade math and the beginning of fifth-grade reading. In grades 3 to 12, a child who prefers paper can print the free placement test, then upload a photo of the answer sheet for grading.
What a school day looks like
An Alpha Anywhere day is about two hours of app work: roughly 25 minutes per core subject in focused blocks, plus Fast Math and writing, with no set class times.
Our Parent Dashboard lays out today's lessons by subject. You can build the week around your family's hours and print it for the fridge.
Interactive articles weave in your child's interests, with images and videos made for them. Reading checks confirm understanding, then your child applies the idea in a project, such as optimizing lap times for F1 or working out a rocket’s fuel load.
When your child gets stuck
Alpha Anywhere has no human teachers delivering lessons. Its AI assistant, Alphie, supports a student who is stuck, and its coaching works on habits, motivation, and mindset rather than tutoring.
Our Always-On Mentor sits beside every reading and project, so help is there the moment your child needs it.
The mentor also steps in on its own when your child seems stuck, explains the idea another way, and can make it visual by drawing on its board. In a reading check or a project, it guides your child's thinking without giving the answer away.
Learning to keep a notebook
From Grade 3, our readings offer an optional Notebook guide to help your child organize their learning. It encourages lesson headings and unit labels, and the printable guide offers tips for taking notes in their own words rather than copying the article.
The guide encourages your child to note where they struggled and how they got past it. One tip is to star a useful takeaway, then gather those takeaways into a review page. When your child scans and uploads their notebook pages, we help them remember those ideas and shape practice problems around the places they struggled.
Who grades the work
In Alpha Anywhere, a student moves up a grade level after scoring 89.5 percent or higher on an AlphaTest mastery test, and AlphaWrite gives AI feedback on writing.
We grade everything your child submits as soon as they submit it, so grading never lands on you. When your child gets something wrong, we help them work through it, and projects come back with feedback so they can revise them.
Records, state paperwork, and the transcript
Alpha Anywhere is accredited by Cognia and provides activity reports, but says it does not currently issue diplomas, credits, or official transcripts, so families usually register as homeschoolers.
At TheHomeschoolingCompany, your child's school record builds as they work: daily check-ins log attendance, and everything they finish is saved automatically. Attendance logs and learning summaries are ready to export, and we draft the documents your state asks for from that same record, including portfolios with real work samples.
Our high school transcript builds from completed work, with courses, letter grades, credits, and GPA calculated for you.
Moving from Alpha Anywhere to us
School in a Box includes up to 12 subjects, from the core to custom electives on anything your child is curious about. Single Subject covers one course, if you would rather start there.
Start the 14-day trial and choose School in a Box or Single Subject.
Pick your child's subjects, including any topics they have been asking to learn more about.
Your child takes a placement in each subject, and their whole curriculum is built around them.
Other questions
- Can a child younger than 8 use your curriculum?
- Yes. Kindergarten through Grade 2 is spoken: your child listens, answers out loud, and an adult stays nearby.
- Do your courses go past Grade 8?
- Yes. Courses run through Grade 12, and high schoolers who are ready can take advanced courses built on AP course frameworks.
- Can we use ESA funds?
- We are approved in Arizona, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Utah. Program rules apply.
Start with the subject your child needs now
Try a course built for your child today, without waiting for a full-program enrollment window.
$149/month per child after the trial.