Founding Cohort
Project-based learning for real student work
Students should build projects that survive review.
Next Foundry creates focused education products for families who want students to build, test, present, and explain real work. The first public path is Kids Startup Studio: a 12-week founder-led studio for game, AI, and startup-style projects.
Founding Cohort planning price: CAD 299/month for the 12-week Module 1 experience. Wishlist participation is not an enrollment or payment commitment.
Products
A small portfolio around student outcomes.
Learning system
Active Vocabulary
An active vocabulary learning product using AI-assisted review, practice, and progress tracking for long-term language growth. View path
Student pathway
StudyAbroad
Guidance for families planning high school study in Canada, connected to project evidence, communication, and readiness. View pathKids Startup Studio
Not a coding worksheet. Not a vague passion project.
The studio is designed around a constrained build: students move from project charter to playable web demo, then document decisions, feedback, and evidence. The first module favors Phaser, TypeScript, free default tools, and a clear review process over heavy platforms or uncontrolled scope.
Web game demoWeekly build reviewPlaytest recordsPortfolio evidenceCapstone alignmentDemo Day preparation
Founder-led
Built by a founder who tests the project path first.
Next Foundry is founder-led. Before asking students to follow a studio process, the founder runs Founder Project 0: a real game project used to validate scope, tooling, playtesting, publishing evidence, platform APIs, and the mentor review model.
- Small first cohort so review capacity stays realistic.
- Tools, costs, AI rules, privacy, and publishing risks are documented before recruitment.
- Students must explain their own work, including AI-assisted work.
Prelaunch
Get updates before the Founding Cohort opens.
Join the interest list to receive studio updates, information session notes, and the first application window when the program is ready for families.