Small steps.
Big life.
Learn a skill. Plan a change. Find your next step.
Free courses, school practice, Life Kits and everyday tools—all in one place. Choose what you need today.
Always free. Explore without an account.
Try a 2-minute taskMake a short savings plan with a supplied example. No signup needed.
What would help you today?
Choose what you want to work on, your starting point and the time you have. See your first activity before signing up.
Find what you need.
Pick a course, a practical tool or a guided path. Each section explains what’s inside and how to get started.
Course Library
Build practical skills in money, work, digital tools, creativity and everyday life. Choose a course that fits your goal.
Find a courseLifeStarter Academy
Study K–12 subjects with supplied lessons, worked solutions, extra practice, study guides, unit reviews, subject tests and printable packs.
Explore the AcademyLife Kits
Moving, starting a job, becoming a parent or planning another life change? Get a practical guide, checklist and editable budget.
Choose a Life KitTools & downloads
Work through a money decision, explore investment growth or download an Excel toolkit for budgets, routines and job searches.
Explore the toolsProofPath
Tell us what you want to work on and how much time you have. See a suggested first activity and learning route before signing up.
Find my next stepJobs, training & support
Find official job searches, apprenticeships, training and local support. Compare options and choose a useful action outside LifeStarter.
Explore opportunities8-Week Program
Prefer a guided route? Follow a flexible sequence through money, career and digital skills, making something useful each week.
Explore the eight weeksWorkforce Foundations
Build work readiness, digital confidence, study habits and pathway skills. A practical starting point for a first job or a fresh start.
Explore work foundationsFor schools & organizations
Bring free learning into a school, library or workforce setting. See the available materials, session guides and responsibilities for hosts.
Explore organization resourcesThe Course Library and learner accounts are for ages 14+. Younger learners can explore the Academy with an adult. Academy activities are supplementary practice.
A small step counts.
No signup needed. Work through an example, try it yourself and check what you learned.
A 2-minute task
Make a short savings plan for a future bill using a supplied example.
Try the task Build a foundationMath practice
Practice numbers, fractions, percentages and algebra with hints and worked answers.
Choose a math topic Learn by doingStock market lab
Try fictional stock orders and read price charts. See why a pattern cannot promise what comes next.
Open the paper labMake something.
Build on it.
Follow worked examples, practice a skill and create something you can use. Explore 304 courses, 1776 Academy activities and 10 Life Kits without a paywall.
See how we build the learningKeep your work connected
A free account saves supported lesson progress and project records across devices. My Proof keeps your project description, checklist and optional work link; keep the original file in your own app.
Academy answers and Life Kit edits are temporary and aren’t saved to your account.
Before you get started.
Do I have to join the eight-week program?
No. Explore the Course Library, Academy, Life Kits and tools on their own. The 8-Week Program is an optional guided route, and you can work through it at your own pace.
See the 8-Week ProgramIs everything really free?
Yes. Courses, Academy practice, digital kits, tools and learner accounts have no tuition or paywall. Life Kits are downloadable digital materials; they do not include physical products or services.
Do I need an account?
You can browse courses, try Academy practice, use public tools and download materials without one. An account is needed to save supported learning and project records and take part in the structured eight-week program.
Read the privacy and saving policyCan we use LifeStarter with a group?
Schools, libraries and community or workforce organizations can explore free materials and session guides. The organization pages explain learner access, host responsibilities and what needs to be arranged before a group starts.
See resources for organizationsYour next step is here.
Choose something useful today. Come back for what you need next.