Schoolio

Schoolio is a homeschool curriculum for kindergarten to grade 8, built for parents who want to run their own homeschool with a flexible plan rather than enroll in an online school. It comes in three forms: an online program with short video lessons, quizzes and printable activities; a bookstore of open-and-go scripted books for screen-free learning; and Subject Mastery, a per-subject subscription. The homepage describes it as "neurodivergent-friendly by design," and the company, Schoolio Learning Corp, sells it in the US and Canada.

On accreditation the FAQ says Schoolio "is officially accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC)," under a category called Supplementary Education Programs (SEPs), and that its K-8 program has been reviewed and approved for quality, structure and learning outcomes.

Who built it

According to the About page, Schoolio was founded by Sathish Bala and Lindsey Casselman, "real parents and real homeschoolers." Sathish, the founder and CEO, has a Computer Science degree and a background in entrepreneurship and technology, and the page says he became committed to giving parents more control over their children's education after his neurodivergent children struggled in public school. Lindsey, founder and Head of Learning, holds a Bachelor of Education and Special Education certification and specialized in autistic and ADHD students as a teacher, then homeschooled her own two neurodivergent children for 10 years. She designed the original program and oversees a team of teacher-homeschooler writers. The page adds that both founders have ADHD.

How the online program works

Lessons are short on purpose. The features page says the videos are kept brief to work with attention spans and are "free from rapid motion and frame-changing," which it says adds to a child's cognitive load. A quiz follows each video, with multiple choice, true or false, connect and drag-and-drop questions, and every grade and answer lands in the parent dashboard. Below each lesson are PDF versions of the lesson and the activity, which a child can print or annotate on screen. Some lessons have no quiz because they are hands-on: science experiments, research projects, art and writing.

A parent starts by choosing courses. Schoolio pre-loads a full year at the chosen grade, and the Marketplace holds hundreds more courses at every grade and subject, filterable by grade, subject and country. Grades can be mixed freely, so a child can take "Grade 5 science and Grade 3 spelling at the same time." Math is split into strands, and each grade has a Readiness Assessment, which works as a placement test on the previous year's skills, and a Final Assessment.

The program offers two learning modes. In Scheduled Mode the parent puts lessons into a timetable and they open to the child at the set time, which suits full-time homeschooling. In Open Exploration Mode the child chooses among assigned courses, which the company suggests for after-school use or an unschooling approach. Scheduling tools include single and recurring lessons, drag-and-drop rescheduling, custom breaks that push lessons forward after a sick day, US or Canadian public holidays, and a printable timetable. Each grade also has an "Add 30 Day Schedule" option with recommended lessons.

Parents can reorder lessons, add their own lessons with PDFs, links or YouTube videos, and build custom courses for anything from co-op work to chores.

Beyond the core subjects

The online program covers Math, English-Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Future Readiness and electives. The Future Readiness library includes Financial Literacy, Social Skills & Emotional Intelligence, and Entrepreneurship & Emerging Technology, with topics such as Intro to ChatGPT, Financial Planning, Safe Social Media Use and Smart Consumerism. A daily Vibe Check asks students how they are feeling and shows the answers to the parent, and new students take an onboarding quiz on learning style and interests.

Tracking and records

The parent dashboard shows progress, grades and open-answer responses, and parents can add grades for offline work. A transcript can be generated for any date range and downloaded. Each course carries a Teacher Resources lesson with the answer key and a certificate, and badges stay gray until a child finishes the course, then turn full color in both portals.

Pricing

The homepage lists the Complete Plan from $39.99 a month for grades K-8, with subjects and levels mixed and matched. The FAQ describes a Starter Plan with Math and English-Language Arts for one grade level. Subject Mastery costs $4.99 per subject per month, shown as 50% off $9.99; its lessons lock each concept before a child moves on and include "AI-powered quiz help" with instant feedback on wrong answers. Both online options start with a 7-day free trial, with "No charges until Day 8" and cancellation in one click. Cancelled access runs to the end of the billing period, and saved progress stays in place.

Each child needs their own subscription. A 15% sibling discount applies automatically to the monthly Complete plan for every student after the first, the bookstore gives a 30% military discount, and the Schoolio Foundation sponsors low-income monthly subscriptions at $28.

The curriculum kits page sells bundles: the School Your Way Kit at $499 (listed against $1000), with a full year of programming, a planning toolkit, 3 months pre-planned, expert support and the free parent community; a Full Year Grade Bundle at $399; a Social Emotional Learning Starter Pack at $38, built on the Five MIO Pillars of SEL; 1-on-1 Concierge Support with three check-ins at $149.99; and a Planning Tools Package at $69.99.

Funding

The FAQ says Schoolio is approved through ClassWallet in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina and South Carolina, through Odyssey in Louisiana, Georgia, Utah and Wyoming, and through Florida's Step Up for Students for PEP and UA reimbursement. The homepage also lists programs such as Utah Fits All, the West Virginia Hope Scholarship, Tennessee ESA, Alberta Home Education Funding and BC Distributed Learning, plus several charter schools in California, Alberta and British Columbia.

Support

Every subscription includes weekly live office hours, 1-on-1 teacher booking and the parent community, according to the homepage. The platform also has live chat.

Who it suits

Schoolio suits parents of children in kindergarten to grade 8 who want to stay the teacher but need ready-made lessons, especially families with neurodivergent children who benefit from short videos, flexible pacing and mixed grade levels. Families who want to cut screen time can move to PDFs or the printed books, and families with ESA funding in a listed state can often pay through it.

The company is clear about who it does not suit: "If you're looking for a fully online, completely hands-off experience, then you're looking for an online school, not a curriculum." Families with high schoolers will find the main program stops at grade 8, and per-child pricing adds up for large families even with the sibling discount.