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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our family loves Starter School. After hearing a pitch from an add on a social media platform, I signed up for the masterclass. While hearing the creator’s presentation, I was sold. I knew our son wou... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My teen with autism has been doing Starter School for a few months and has finished a few challenges. The challenges have been fun, engaging and one step ahead for my son. He absolutely loves the payo... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

As a 12 year old, many of the lessons in Starter school were difficult to understand, and occasionally, help was not immediately available and one time had to redo the assignment since support person... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My daughter enjoyed the projects and learned many relevant real world skills. It's great that the platform rewards them for keeping to the schedule they committed to and delivering high quality work b... See more

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  1. Educational Institution
  2. After School Program
  3. Career and Education Provider
  4. Computer Training School
  5. Education Center

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Starter School provides industry-specific Co-ops for teenagers (Age 12 to 19) to gain real world experience and practice with the modern tech tools.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

28 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our family loves Starter School

Our family loves Starter School. After hearing a pitch from an add on a social media platform, I signed up for the masterclass. While hearing the creator’s presentation, I was sold. I knew our son would love it. It’s been almost a year and our son has learned a countless amount of skills. He’s built a website, learned multiple app platforms, and become familiar with tech in a way that will cultivate our future. He’s so excited to receive a payout after completing a challenge and he’s received a raise or two. Our family loves this program.

31 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Starter school for my son with Autism.

My teen with autism has been doing Starter School for a few months and has finished a few challenges. The challenges have been fun, engaging and one step ahead for my son. He absolutely loves the payouts at the end of every challenge and it keeps him on track and focused. The team is very helpful and supportive when my son feels lost and he knows he can go to the virtual office and get help. Sometimes he just likes walking around the virtual office to find people to hang out with. Overall a very fun and new age learning environment.

30 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience!

My daughter enjoyed the projects and learned many relevant real world skills. It's great that the platform rewards them for keeping to the schedule they committed to and delivering high quality work by increasing their pay. There are lots of projects to choose from.

5 August 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We absolutely LOVE starter school!!!!

We absolutely LOVE starter school!!!!! They truly thought of it all when it comes to how to get high schoolers in love with learning so many new skills while getting paid! My boys always ask me how they can get a job so this is a definite a win win for me as a parent. I appreciate how this gives them a creative easy to follow platform to self motivate them at their own pace and ambition to engage in so many cool real life experiences and learn challenges that give them a taste of so many different industries while setting it up for financial reward based on their work and effort, while competing with others for raises in a deadline driven environment. All the real world elements were incorporated into these challenges. Diveej is a great teacher and makes it very fun!! My boys love the virtual office with help desk - they love video games and this draws them in even more. To get kids ready for the real world exploring career paths is critical to inspire and discover what they really like and do not like which is lacking in today’s education system or hard for high schoolers to get access too. Thank you Diveej and the staff at starter school for creating such an innovative and much needed solution to the disconnect in education that I feel is crucial to help kids flourish and discover their passions and learning skills they will use! Most importantly doing it in such a fun way and becoming very technologically savvy!!! They have fun while learning and getting paid. That is always the goal for their future job so we are extremely happy and pleased to have found Starter school. We have been so inspired and it has taken a ripple effect on their curiously to explore further into the tech industry for my older son, younger one is still exploring. It’s great to see and I’m so grateful for igniting that in him. Also the staff is all amazing and friendly and know how to explain things so well! Recommend it highly!!

25 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Learn more than "just tech"

My 8th grader daughter worked in the Starter School co-op last summer, and our experience has been absolutely fabulous.
She learnt not just tech skills, but even concepts that can be applied to general life skills.
The incentive to get paid to complete projects, works great with kids.
I highly recommend Starter School!

17 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing online co-op program for teens

I cannot say enough good things about Stater School. My kids were fully engaged from day one — something that is not easy to achieve with online learning. The projects were challenging but so much fun — they felt like real-world work and kept my kids completely engaged.
What impressed me most was how much my kids looked forward to their projects each day. They were excited to share what they learned, sought guidance and collaborated with their supervisors when issues came up, and completed their projects on their own without needing reminders. It’s rare to find a program that’s both educational and genuinely enjoyable for teens.
They have already been asking me to renew our subscription — which says it all! Highly recommend this program to any parent looking for a meaningful, engaging, and innovative online learning experience that prepares kids for the real world.

21 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love this program

My daughter really enjoyed doing Starter School. She said that Starter school helped her learn about apps, software's, architecture and little coding that she wouldn't be exposed to, normally through school. She gets to choose the topic/projects that interests her. As a added bonus, she also earned money for completing the projects. Their customer support was always helpful, got us answers and helped us with any troubles right away. This is a wonderful program for kids who would like to learn about real-world knowledge and earn some.

19 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cure for teen boredom

My 14 yr old son was very bored and not ready for a job. He liked starter school because it was fast paced, and he wasn't bored. As a mom, I don't know a lot about what he learned. I do know that the support staff was friendly and helpful when I had questions. My son said one thing he learned that was helpful was how to make AI work in his favor.

19 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Give your teen a head start toward the future

Starter School presents exclusive opportunities for kids to explore and prepare for their future that are not readily available elsewhere. Everything my son has participated in has been top notch, and his experience with having Diveej as a mentor is truly a blessing.

19 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Starter School great work experience for teens…

Starter School is great way for teens to receive hands-on-experience. My son enjoyed the fact that he could pick his own virtual office, clock in, and receive direct deposit to his bank.

I liked the ease of signing him up for the program.

Great program and would sign up all my children if they were a teen again.

14 January 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Definitely worth seeing if it's a good fit for your kid.

I was looking for something more than the mundane book work. My 13 year old likes this and he is learning SO much! He is also earning money which is pretty cool and motivating all in itself.

The instructors are great, patient and helpful in getting the kids to think about what needs to happen in order to proceed.

15 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Vote for Starter School !!!

I discovered them online and enrolled my 15 year old son. I have been thankful for that decision because my sons absolutely loves the IT experience and tech skills he has acquired, and is still acquiring. I recommend them 100%

1 February 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was an awesome and enriching experience

It was an awesome experience. I learned a lot from the courses, and I was not limited to a set track; I could explore any topic I wanted. Not only that, the videos are like being taught 1 on 1, and there is nearly always a person ready to help you work out issues. The skills are useful for starting anything online and are valuable to have.

10 October 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

3 years working with starter school

I’ve been working inside Starter School co-ops since I was 14. I’m a senior in high school now and all I can say is that I’m grateful to have learned so much about how to build websites, design apps, advertise, use ai, and build up my overall confidence. All things I’m really interested in.

You have to get into a rhythm with it. For me, when it’s my work hours, I just clock in, i go to the training challenge right away and tells me exactly what i need to do so i can just get started. I like that the challenge tells you the next steps, it’s like a blueprint to follow and get to an end result. I like working with computers so this was really fun. After I graduate this year I plan on making a quick app or project and start advertising right away .

18 September 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service

Amazing customer service. Always answers emails or calls in a timely manner. At first I was concerned because the program was too good to be true but IT IS TRUE! Everything on the website is legit.

18 September 2025
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good for self-motivated and independent kids

As a 12 year old, many of the lessons in Starter school were difficult to understand, and occasionally, help was not immediately available and one time had to redo the assignment since support person couldn't resolve the issue. Nevertheless, it was a good learning on some of areas and good use of summer time.

1 September 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing program

Amazing program! My son has learned skills that are the most current and up to date in today's market. This program is not only affordable but will prepare the next generation to be most advanced in technology. Better yet, kids can earn while they learn! Give it a try and you won't regret it!!

29 August 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly motivating program, even for teens who struggle with motivation.

Highly recommend this program. It has been great for my 13 year old who struggles with motivation. The cash payouts for his work are very motivating to him and it is very easy to contact starter school when any questions arise. This is a really great option for teens, especially those who are interested in technology as the projects are well done and give them great experience in a broad range of skills. I have a neuro diverse kiddo who struggles with motivation. And this has been a great fit for him.

1 September 2025

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