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Our program is designed for elementary school kids, ages 7 - 11.

Our curriculum is based on teaching 12 core life skills, which we call The 12 Keys, to help our kids be more curious, confident, capable, resilient and empathetic. 

How do you learn a skill like empathy or self-regulation? Simple: you practice it, over and over. We know kids learn best through problem-solving and play, so we build every one of our Missions with opportunities for repeated practice within a compelling story.

Take empathy, for example. For kids to improve their empathy, they need to practice facial and body language recognition, active listening, and perspective taking. So, we built a series of Mystery Missions where kids step into the role of detectives trying to solve a crime. As they interview witnesses and suspects, they have the opportunity to practice those core empathy skills over and over, and their Guide is there to point out great examples of empathy and help Scouts discuss what the most empathetic choices might be. We base these Missions on compelling cold cases, like the biggest unsolved art museum heist in history, and popular video games like L.A. Noire.

We’re always happy to answer questions about our curriculum. If you have specific questions, you can email our Head of Program & Curriculum, Fish Stark: fish@everscouts.com.

No. Ever Scouts is open and welcoming to all kids and families, regardless of their religious or political beliefs.

Our content is never partisan or religious - we believe in teaching kids how to think, not what to think.

No. Ever Scouts is not affiliated in any way with other Scouting programs. We are inspired by the values of Scouting: adventure, citizenship, and character and skill development through independent exploration and group experiences led by trusted adults.

We welcome kids who want to be Ever Scouts in addition to any other Scouting programs they participate in.

Our live Missions are far from Zoom school (and we do not use Zoom). Taking their cues from popular games, movies, and cultural moments, each session is like a cross between a live game show and an escape room. Hosted by diverse, engaging Guides, Missions give Scouts an opportunity to learn new skills through activities designed by innovative educators. Your Scout might help solve a mystery, escape from a deserted island, or manage a wildlife preserve - and practice skills like empathy, problem-solving, and self-regulation along the way!

Our program was built by parents and cross-functional experts– including educators from Yale, Duke, and Harvard– who were looking for compelling ways to teach the life skills their kids need but can't learn in school. Most importantly, it was also created with kids. For the past year and a half we have been refining and testing our curriculum with real-life Scouts to ensure that it is not only effective at teaching the 12 Key life skills, but that kids love the program and want to participate on a regular basis.

Yes! Ever Scouts is better with friends. Simply direct the friends’ parents to everscouts.com to get them started. Once all Scouts are signed up, they are able to share their unique Scout Codes with one another to become connected. Once two Scouts have completed this double opt-in process, they can chat.

We currently support English (US).

In our early user testing with numerous families, we heard resounding feedback that Scouts would like the ability to more easily interact with their friends during the experience. As a result, we have built a limited chat feature to allow Scouts to chat with their friends from the real world. The ability to chat with another Scout is only possible if (1) families have allowed their Scouts to chat, and (2) both Scouts opt-in using the Scout Code provided.

If you want to make changes to your Scout’s account information, email hello@everscouts.com and we’ll be happy to help.

The safety of all Scouts is of the utmost importance. We have built a safe and secure platform that is COPPA compliant to ensure suitability for children. This includes a process to ensure Scout participants are appropriately screened and ongoing moderation to ensure appropriate content and language across the app. We include parental controls that enable you to personalize your Scout’s privacy settings.

Right now, Missions are totally free. In spring 2023, we'll expand our offerings when we introduce a premium program with additional features, for $20/mo. In the meantime, early members can attend as many Missions as they want at no cost.

We’re here to help! Just email hello@everscouts.com and our Support team will be happy to troubleshoot with you.

Please reach out to hello@everscouts.com with press inquiries. Thank you.

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