Hacking School Labs

Choose the level of support that fits where you are:

Free ideas, self-paced design tools, or live lesson transformation with the PAST team and educator community.

Built on the Hacking School framework

Every tier is grounded in the same proven Hacking School practices:

Student Agency

Culturally Relevant Education

Mastery Learning

Transdisciplinary Teaching

Problem-Based Learning

The difference is not the philosophy.

The difference is the level of implementation support you want.

Which Tier is Right for Me?

Not sure where to start?

Choose Discovery if you want:

• Free ideas and simple tools
• A feel for the Hacking School approach
• Occasional examples and invitations

Choose Design Lab if you want:

• Templates and playbooks
• Self-paced lesson design support
• Access to makeover examples you can adapt on your own

Choose STEM Innovation Lab if you want:

• Live help with real lessons
• Feedback from PAST coaches and peers
• A private implementation community
• Monthly coaching notes and quarterly deep dives

Our recommendation:
If you’re ready to do more than browse, start with Design Lab. It is the simplest paid step into Hacking School.

Start where you are.  Move up when you need more support.  

Built by the PAST Foundation

The Hacking School framework is grounded in work that has helped transform learning for 3.4 million students.

Now we’re making that work more practical for educators who need to redesign real lessons, not just complete another PD course.